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The content of this Statistical Snapshot has been sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Census. Electoral summary maps have been sourced from the Parliamentary Library.
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HUGHES COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION (2018 boundaries)
Summary of Electorate
Name derivation: Named after William Hughes (1862-1952), Prime Minister of Australia 1915-23.
Area: 369 sq km.
Location description: Hughes is bound by Georges River, Newbridge Road and Davy Robinson Drive in the north, Liverpool City Council and Sutherland Shire Council in the west and south, follows Georges River, Oyster Bay, Kareela Golf Course, Box Road, Princes Highway, Kingsway, Hotham Road, North West Arm Road, Dent Creek and the Hacking River in the east. The main suburbs include Alfords Point, Bangor, Barden Ridge, Bundeena, Como, Engadine, Grays Point, Heathcote, Illawong, Kareela, Kirrawee, Lucas Heights, Maianbar, Menai, Moorebank, Sandy Point, Sutherland (part), Waterfall and Wattle Grove. This description reflects local government areas in existence in 2015.
Products/industries of the area: Atomic reactor, light manufacturing industries, army barracks and military reserve.
Demographic rating: Outer Metropolitan - situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.
JUNE 2019 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2018-19
Notes Number* Per cent*†
Persons Total population a 144 288 ..
Males 71 073 49.3
Females 73 218 50.7
Indigenous persons b 1 791 1.2
Age of person Median age (years) 38 ..
0-4 years 9 870 6.8
5-9 years 10 392 7.2
10-14 years 9 663 6.7
15-19 years 9 320 6.5
20-24 years 8 794 6.1
25-29 years 8 244 5.7
30-34 years 9 112 6.3
35-39 years 9 939 6.9
40-44 years 10 886 7.5
45-49 years 10 327 7.2
50-54 years 9 847 6.8
55-59 years 9 259 6.4
60-64 years 7 912 5.5
65 years and over 20 729 14.4
Aged 15 years and over 114 369 79.3
Aged 18 years and over 108 684 75.3
Aged 15 to 64 years 93 640 64.9
Place of birth Born in Australia c 110 191 76.4
Born overseas d 28 804 20.0
England 4 735 16.4
New Zealand 2 045 7.1
China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1 807 6.3
India 1 740 6.0
Philippines 1 162 4.0
Egypt 867 3.0
South Africa 833 2.9
Fiji 700 2.4
Italy 687 2.4
Lebanon 650 2.3
Persons with one or more parents born overseas e 61 227 42.4
Australian citizenship 130 963 90.8
Persons who speak another language at home Speak English at home 116 020 80.4
Speaks another language at home f 23 584 16.3
Arabic 2 626 11.1
Greek 2 394 10.2
Mandarin 1 941 8.2
Cantonese 1 331 5.6
Spanish 1 186 5.0
Italian 1 128 4.8
Hindi 926 3.9
Macedonian 924 3.9
Vietnamese 842 3.6
Tagalog 574 2.4
HUGHES COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census of Population and Housing
Notes Number* Per cent*†
Ancestry (multi-response) g
Australian ancestry 52 432 36.3
Ancestry other than Australian English 52 149 36.1
Irish 17 526 12.1
Scottish 13 109 9.1
Italian 6 138 4.3
Chinese 5 266 3.6
German 4 678 3.2
Greek 4 342 3.0
Indian 3 347 2.3
Lebanese 2 514 1.7
Dutch 1 868 1.3
Religious affiliation Christianity h 94 971 65.8
Anglican 28 196 19.5
Baptist 3 012 2.1
Catholic 42 092 29.2
Eastern Orthodox 5 783 4.0
Jehovah's Witnesses 181 0.1
Latter-day Saints 278 0.2
Lutheran 378 0.3
Other Protestant 626 0.4
Presbyterian and Reformed 3 134 2.2
Pentecostal 1 468 1.0
Seventh-day Adventist 134 0.1
Uniting Church 4 320 3.0
Other 5 375 3.7
Buddhism 1 982 1.4
Hinduism 2 354 1.6
Islam 2 278 1.6
Judaism 133 0.1
Other 1 056 0.7
No religion 32 978 22.9
Highest level of schooling completed (Persons 18 years and over) Year 12 64 257 59.1
Year 11 5 388 5.0
Year 10 or below 33 512 30.8
Did not go to school 438 0.4
Non-school qualifications (Persons 15 years and over) Postgraduate Degree Level 5 799 5.1
Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate Level 2 307 2.0
Bachelor Degree Level 19 004 16.6
Advanced Diploma and Diploma Level 13 075 11.4
Certificate Level 25 520 22.3
No post-school qualifications i 40 910 35.8
Labour force status (Persons 15 years and over) Total employed 75 076 65.6
Employed full-time j 48 464 42.4
Employed part-time 23 211 20.3
Unemployed 2 887 2.5
Not in the labour force 32 616 28.5
HUGHES COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census of Population and Housing
Notes Number* Per cent*†
Engagement in employment, education and training (Persons 15-24 years) Fully engaged k 14 944 82.5
Partially engaged l 1 681 9.3
Not engaged 939 5.2
Industry of employment (Employed persons 15 years and over) Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 121 0.2
Mining 121 0.2
Manufacturing 4 293 5.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 774 1.0
Construction 6 966 9.3
Wholesale Trade 2 493 3.3
Retail Trade 6 749 9.0
Accommodation and Food Services 3 955 5.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing 4 739 6.3
Information Media and Telecommunications 1 401 1.9
Financial and Insurance Services 4 342 5.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services 1 253 1.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 6 374 8.5
Administrative and Support Services 2 289 3.0
Public Administration and Safety 6 214 8.3
Education and Training 7 257 9.7
Health Care and Social Assistance 8 523 11.4
Arts and Recreation Services 1 294 1.7
Other Services 3 015 4.0
Voluntary work (Persons 15 years and over) Persons who have undertaken voluntary work in the last 12 months 22 673 19.8
Unpaid care to a person with a disability (Persons 15 years and over) Provided unpaid care to a person with a disability (last 12 months) m 14 122 12.3
Median weekly income Personal income ($) n 828 ..
Family income ($) o 2 300 ..
Household income ($) p 2 088 ..
Families Total number of families q 40 068 ..
Family composition Couple family without children 12 383 30.9
Couple family with children 22 192 55.4
Couple families with children under 15 14 223 35.5
Couple families with no children under 15 7 969 19.9
One parent families 5 055 12.6
One parent families with children under 15 2 116 5.3
One parent families with no children under 15 2 939 7.3
Other families 438 1.1
Total couples 34 577 ..
Same sex couples 181 0.5
Households r
Total number of households 47 193 ..
Family households 38 768 82.1
Lone persons households 7 666 16.2
Group households 761 1.6
Average household size 2.9 ..
HUGHES COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census of Population and Housing
Notes Number* Per cent*†
Dwellings r
Occupied private dwellings 47 193
Tenure type Owned outright 16 693 35.4
Owned with a mortgage 21 058 44.6
Rented s 8 290 17.6
Median housing repayments Monthly mortgage repayments ($) t 2 383 ..
Weekly rent ($) u 445 ..
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016 Census of Population and Housing HUGHES COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL DIVISION
Person data is based on place of usual residence. Includes persons who are Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander or both Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander. Includes 'External Territories, 'Not further defined (nfd)', 'Norfolk Island' and 'Australian External Territories, 'Not elsewhere classified (nec)'. Excludes 'Inadequately described', 'At sea' and 'Not stated'. Overseas born percentages are calculated on total overseas born. Excludes parents where one or more are not stated. Excludes 'Inadequately described' and 'Not stated', includes 'Non-verbal so described'. The percentage of those who speak another language at home is caculated on total 'Other langauges'. Ancestry is a multi-response question. The total response count will not equal the total persons count as each respondent could provide up to two responses for ancestry (for example Australian and Indian). Percentages are calculated as the total for each ancestry as a proportion of the Australian population. Due to multiple responses for some persons, the total of percentages will add up to more than 100 per cent. The Christian religions listed (in alphabetical order) are the top twelve Christian religions in Australia. Includes those who are studying but have not yet completed their non-school qualifications. Defined as having worked 35 hours or more in all jobs during the week prior to Census night. Classifies a person's participation in work and/or study. It is derived from Labour force status, Hours worked, Full-time/Part-time student status and Age. Includes 'Partially engaged' and 'At least partially engaged'. Records people who in the two weeks prior to Census night spent time providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others because of a disability, a long-term health condition or problems related to old age. This includes people who are in receipt of a Carer Allowance or Carer Payment. It does not include work done through a voluntary organisation or group. Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over. Applicable to families in 'family households'. It excludes families where at least one member aged 15 years and over did not state an income and families where at least one member aged 15 years and over was temporarily absent on Census Night. Applicable to occupied private dwellings. It excludes households where at least one member aged 15 years and over did not state an income and households where at least one member aged 15 years and over was temporarily absent on Census Night. It excludes 'Visitors only' households and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Excludes 'Other non-classifiable households', 'Non private dwellings' and 'Visitor only households'. Excludes unoccupied private dwellings, non-private dwellings, 'Visitor only' households and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Includes dwellings being occupied rent-free. Excludes 'Visitors only' and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Applicable to occupied private dwellings being purchased and includes dwellings being purchased under a shared equity scheme. It excludes 'Visitors only' households and 'Other non-classifiable' households. Applicable to occupied private dwellings being rented. It excludes 'Visitors only' households and 'Other non-classifiable' households.
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Notes: * Numbers and percentages may not align due to rounding. Not stated have not been included in the tables. † Percentages are calculated as a proportion of the total population unless otherwise indicated (e.g. persons 15 years and over)