Stake Hill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 485 people in Stake Hill. Of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Stake Hill was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.2% of the population.

Of people in Stake Hill aged 15 years and over, 64.5% were married and 4.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Stake Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Stake Hill 35.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.8% were in primary school, 33.8% in secondary school and 13.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Stake Hill, 13.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 28.1% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.5% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Stake Hill were English 37.0%, Australian 31.9%, Scottish 8.4%, Irish 5.8% and German 3.2%.

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 Stake Hill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Stake Hill, 75.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.7%, Scotland 2.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, South Africa 1.3% and Zimbabwe 1.1%.

In Stake Hill, 50.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 27.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Stake Hill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.5%, England 15.1%, Scotland 3.5%, New Zealand 3.3% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.3%.

In Stake Hill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 61.5%, England 15.7%, Scotland 3.7%, New Zealand 2.8% and South Africa 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Stake Hill were No Religion, so described 32.5%, Anglican 25.4%, Catholic 15.0%, Not stated 12.1% and Christian, nfd 3.3%. In Stake Hill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Stake Hill 92.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 1.3% and German 0.6%.

Employment

There were 263 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Stake Hill. Of these 57.8% were employed full time, 26.6% were employed part-time and 10.6% 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 Stake Hill, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Stake Hill included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Managers 13.9%, Professionals 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.3%, Sales Workers 8.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.0% and Labourers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Stake Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.8%, Alumina Production 4.3%, Accounting Services 4.3%, Iron Ore Mining 3.7% and Primary Education 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Stake Hill was $728.

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In Stake Hill, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.2%, Worked at home 4.7%, Car, as passenger 3.0%, Truck 3.0% and Bus 1.7%. On the day, 4.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Stake Hill, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.8% provided care for children and 16.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.7% 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 Stake Hill, 29.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Stake Hill, 56.0% were couple families with children, 34.8% were couple families without children and 9.2% were one parent families.

In Stake Hill, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Stake Hill, of couple families with children, 23.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 22.3% 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 Stake Hill, 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Stake Hill, 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 Stake Hill, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 2.1% had 2 bedrooms and 9.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4.1. The average household size was 3.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Stake Hill, 33.1% were owned outright, 64.8% were owned with a mortgage and 0.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Stake Hill, of all households, 91.2% were family households, 8.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Stake Hill, 9.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 37.3% 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 Stake Hill, 3.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 58.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Stake Hill, 93.1% 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 Stake Hill, 50.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.0% were female. The median age was 46 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 Stake Hill, 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.

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In Stake Hill, 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)