Hat Head (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 302 people in Hat Head (L). Of these 56.8% were male and 43.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Hat Head (L) was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 10.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 31.5% of the population.

Of people in Hat Head (L) aged 15 years and over, 46.9% were married and 17.0% were either divorced or separated.

In Hat Head (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 45.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In Hat Head (L) 15.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 24.4% were in primary school, 39.0% in secondary school and 7.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Hat Head (L), 7.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Hat Head (L) were English 37.6%, Australian 34.6%, Irish 10.7%, Scottish 7.7% and German 2.0%.

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 Hat Head (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Hat Head (L), 85.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.3%, New Zealand 2.3% and Netherlands 1.0%.

In Hat Head (L), 77.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Hat Head (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.7%, New Zealand 4.7%, England 4.1%, Netherlands 1.0% and South Eastern Europe, nfd 1.0%.

In Hat Head (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 87.7%, England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 1.0% and Netherlands 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Hat Head (L) were Catholic 29.8%, No Religion, so described 29.8%, Anglican 24.7%, Not stated 7.5% and Uniting Church 3.8%. In Hat Head (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (66.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Hat Head (L) 96.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Hat Head (L). Of these 46.3% were employed full time, 44.4% were employed part-time and 3.7% 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 Hat Head (L), 9.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 14.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Hat Head (L) included Professionals 21.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 19.0%, Labourers 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Managers 4.8% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Hat Head (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 11.9%, Secondary Education 9.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 9.5%, House Construction 8.3% and Plumbing Services 7.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Hat Head (L) was $474.

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In Hat Head (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.2%, Walked only 8.9%, Worked at home 6.2%, Bus 5.4% and Car, as passenger 3.6%. On the day, 5.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Hat Head (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.3% provided care for children and 20.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.7% 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 Hat Head (L), 24.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Hat Head (L), 26.2% were couple families with children, 62.5% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

In Hat Head (L), 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Hat Head (L), of couple families with children, 7.0% had both partners employed full-time, 14.1% had both employed part-time and 18.3% 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 Hat Head (L), 50.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 49.5% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hat Head (L), 92.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In Hat Head (L), of occupied private dwellings 6.7% had 1 bedroom, 27.6% had 2 bedrooms and 41.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Hat Head (L), 59.0% were owned outright, 18.7% were owned with a mortgage and 18.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Hat Head (L), of all households, 61.0% were family households, 36.8% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Hat Head (L), 31.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 8.7% 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 Hat Head (L), 39.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Hat Head (L), 69.5% 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 Hat Head (L), 53.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 46.7% were female. The median age was 26 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 Hat Head (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $933.

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

In Hat Head (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $226 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)