Mount Hardman

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 456 people in Mount Hardman. Of these 45.4% were male and 54.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 88.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Mount Hardman was 24 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 32.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.6% of the population.

Of people in Mount Hardman aged 15 years and over, 41.3% were married and 6.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Mount Hardman, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Mount Hardman 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 56.6% were in primary school, 20.2% in secondary school and 2.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Mount Hardman, 14.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 0.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Mount Hardman were Australian Aboriginal 86.8%, Australian 4.5%, English 4.5%, Irish 1.7% and Danish 1.1%.

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 Mount Hardman (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Mount Hardman, 97.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Denmark 0.9%.

In Mount Hardman, 92.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Mount Hardman, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 96.9%, Denmark 0.9% and England 0.7%.

In Mount Hardman, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 94.7%, Denmark 1.1% and England 0.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Mount Hardman were Other Protestant 51.5%, Not stated 22.7%, Christian, nfd 10.1%, No Religion, so described 5.7% and Anglican 2.9%. In Mount Hardman, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (89.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Mount Hardman 11.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Kriol 65.5%, Walmajarri 13.1%, Nyikina 0.9%, Danish 0.7% and Bardi 0.7%.

Employment

There were 146 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Hardman. Of these 47.3% were employed full time, 21.2% were employed part-time and 28.8% 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 Mount Hardman, 6.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 33.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Mount Hardman were Labourers 38.5%, Professionals 17.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Managers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.8%.

Of the employed people in Mount Hardman, the most common responses for industry of employment included Combined Primary and Secondary Education 17.9%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 13.7%, Primary Education 11.6%, Landscape Construction Services 10.5% and House Construction 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Mount Hardman was $379.

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In Mount Hardman, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 32.4%, Walked only 29.6%, Car, as passenger 25.0%, Bus 3.7% and Car as driver, car as passenger 3.7%. On the day, 3.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Mount Hardman, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 54.8% provided care for children and 20.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 8.2% 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 Mount Hardman, 41.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Mount Hardman, 41.3% were couple families with children, 21.2% were couple families without children and 32.7% were one parent families.

In Mount Hardman, 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Mount Hardman, of couple families with children, 7.5% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 7.5% 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 Mount Hardman, 83.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Hardman, 96.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

In Mount Hardman, of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 22.8% had 2 bedrooms and 45.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 4.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Mount Hardman, 3.1% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 93.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Mount Hardman, of all households, 88.7% were family households, 11.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Mount Hardman, 11.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 9.9% 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 Mount Hardman, 22.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 11.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 4.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Mount Hardman, 20.4% 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 Mount Hardman, 45.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 54.4% were female. The median age was 22 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 Mount Hardman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4.6 persons, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,325.

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

In Mount Hardman, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 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)