Hindmarsh Valley

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 476 people in Hindmarsh Valley. Of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Hindmarsh Valley was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.6% of the population.

Of people in Hindmarsh Valley aged 15 years and over, 60.9% were married and 12.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Hindmarsh Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hindmarsh Valley 24.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 39.6% were in primary school, 30.2% in secondary school and 7.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hindmarsh Valley, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hindmarsh Valley were English 39.1%, Australian 32.9%, Scottish 7.6%, Irish 7.2% and German 4.8%.

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 Hindmarsh Valley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Hindmarsh Valley, 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 11.9%, Scotland 1.1%, France 0.9%, Northern Ireland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.7%.

In Hindmarsh Valley, 63.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hindmarsh Valley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.2%, England 15.2%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%, Scotland 1.3% and Germany 1.3%.

In Hindmarsh Valley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 68.4%, England 14.1%, Scotland 3.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3% and Northern Ireland 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Hindmarsh Valley were No Religion, so described 43.5%, Anglican 14.3%, Uniting Church 9.4%, Catholic 7.2% and Not stated 6.8%. In Hindmarsh Valley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hindmarsh Valley 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Afrikaans 0.6% and Italian 0.6%.

Employment

There were 251 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hindmarsh Valley. Of these 42.2% were employed full time, 44.2% were employed part-time and 4.8% 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 Hindmarsh Valley, 17.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hindmarsh Valley included Managers 15.6%, Labourers 14.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.5%, Sales Workers 13.5%, Professionals 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Hindmarsh Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Aged Care Residential Services 8.3%, Secondary Education 6.2%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4.9%, Fruit and Vegetable Retailing 4.9% and Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hindmarsh Valley was $467.

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

In Hindmarsh Valley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 62.9%, Worked at home 10.8%, Walked only 4.6%, Car, as passenger 3.3% and Other 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hindmarsh Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 81.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.8% 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 Hindmarsh Valley, 31.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hindmarsh Valley, 43.5% were couple families with children, 47.6% were couple families without children and 8.8% were one parent families.

In Hindmarsh Valley, 43.8% of single parents were male and 56.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Hindmarsh Valley, of couple families with children, 19.1% had both partners employed full-time, 8.8% had both employed part-time and 16.2% 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 Hindmarsh Valley, 83.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hindmarsh Valley, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Hindmarsh Valley, of occupied private dwellings 1.8% had 1 bedroom, 5.9% had 2 bedrooms and 44.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hindmarsh Valley, 46.8% were owned outright, 38.6% were owned with a mortgage and 14.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Hindmarsh Valley, of all households, 82.5% were family households, 15.8% were single person households and 1.8% were group households.

In Hindmarsh Valley, 22.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 11.5% 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 Hindmarsh Valley, 14.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hindmarsh Valley, 88.5% 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 Hindmarsh Valley, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Hindmarsh Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Hindmarsh Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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