Hay Point

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,348 people in Hay Point. Of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Hay Point was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.6% of the population.

Of people in Hay Point aged 15 years and over, 50.0% were married and 15.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Hay Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hay Point 30.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.0% were in primary school, 24.6% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hay Point, 14.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hay Point were Australian 36.2%, English 27.4%, Scottish 8.0%, Irish 7.8% and German 4.5%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Hay Point (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Hay Point, 82.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 2.6%, England 1.4%, Ireland 0.5%, Malta 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

In Hay Point, 74.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hay Point, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.4%, New Zealand 4.3%, England 3.1%, Scotland 0.9% and Ireland 0.5%.

In Hay Point, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 79.4%, England 3.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Ireland 0.7% and South Africa 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Hay Point were No Religion, so described 25.4%, Catholic 23.0%, Anglican 19.0%, Not stated 10.9% and Uniting Church 8.3%. In Hay Point, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hay Point 89.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 0.4%, French 0.4% and Mandarin 0.2%.

Employment

There were 638 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hay Point. Of these 59.9% were employed full time, 24.5% were employed part-time and 9.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Hay Point, 8.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hay Point included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 17.4%, Labourers 13.4%, Professionals 11.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.8%, Sales Workers 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8% and Managers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Hay Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 15.5%, Accommodation 3.9%, Port and Water Transport Terminal Operations 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.1% and Sugar Manufacturing 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hay Point was $651.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Hay Point, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.4%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Worked at home 2.7%, Bus 1.4% and Other 1.4%. On the day, 1.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hay Point, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.5% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Hay Point, 26.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hay Point, 36.8% were couple families with children, 46.3% were couple families without children and 15.0% were one parent families.

In Hay Point, 32.8% of single parents were male and 67.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Hay Point, of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 16.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Hay Point, 82.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.5% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Hay Point, 96.0% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.7% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Hay Point, of occupied private dwellings 2.0% had 1 bedroom, 12.6% had 2 bedrooms and 46.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Hay Point, 30.7% were owned outright, 38.4% were owned with a mortgage and 28.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Hay Point, of all households, 79.0% were family households, 19.0% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Hay Point, 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion.

Number of motor vehicles

In Hay Point, 29.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hay Point, 83.0% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Hay Point, 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 17 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

In Hay Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.7 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,792.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Hay Point, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $305 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)