Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,560 people in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld). Of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) was 32 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.5% of the population.

Of people in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) aged 15 years and over, 35.5% were married and 10.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 36.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) 33.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.6% were in primary school, 13.0% in secondary school and 38.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 17.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 9.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) were English 27.4%, Australian 19.8%, Irish 13.2%, Scottish 9.1% and German 4.6%.

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 Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 71.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.0%, New Zealand 2.9%, India 1.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.0% and South Africa 0.9%.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 51.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.3%, England 6.7%, New Zealand 3.8%, Italy 1.9% and Scotland 1.4%.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 60.3%, England 5.8%, New Zealand 3.8%, Italy 1.7% and India 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) were No Religion, so described 42.5%, Catholic 22.0%, Not stated 11.8%, Anglican 9.3% and Uniting Church 2.5%. In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), No Religion, so described was the largest religious group reported overall (48.1%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) 82.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.3%, Mandarin 0.9%, German 0.5%, French 0.5% and Bengali 0.5%.

Employment

There were 3,405 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld). Of these 61.3% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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 Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) included Professionals 39.4%, Managers 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Sales Workers 8.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Labourers 4.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 1.6%.

Of the employed people in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.0%, Higher Education 4.1%, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%, Legal Services 3.5% and State Government Administration 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld) was $948.

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In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.6%, Bus 13.0%, Walked only 8.5%, Car, as passenger 5.3% and Worked at home 4.7%. On the day, 15.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 76.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 8.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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 Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 29.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 5.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 41.9% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 11.7% were one parent families.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 27.7% of single parents were male and 72.3% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), of couple families with children, 34.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 21.7% 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 Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 64.9% were separate houses, 7.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 26.6% were flats or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), of occupied private dwellings 11.2% had 1 bedroom, 26.9% had 2 bedrooms and 33.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 20.1% were owned outright, 30.3% were owned with a mortgage and 45.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), of all households, 58.8% were family households, 28.4% were single person households and 12.8% were group households.

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 14.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.8% 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 Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 41.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 90.3% 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 Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), 42.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.0% were female. The median age was 35 years.

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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 Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,250.

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

In Red Hill (Brisbane - Qld), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $500 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,450.

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