Highlands

11.9% of Highlands's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Rest of Vic. average.

40 family households lived in Highlands; 35.0% were couple families and 22.5% were one-parent families.

17.5% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Highlands had 151 residents at the 2021 Census.

13.9% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

48.3% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 101.8% of occupied private dwellings in Highlands.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

52.7% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

36.4% were buying their home with a mortgage.

10.9% rented their home. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

The average household in Highlands had 2.2 people.

One-person households made up 28.3% of occupied homes. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

Two-person households represented 46.7%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

26.6% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

54.7% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 0.0% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 28.3% of the total.

75.0% of households had two or more vehicles.

69.3% were at the same address five years earlier, while 30.7% reported a different address.

12.6% of residents were born outside Australia. That is almost exactly typical for Rest of Vic..

83.4% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

12.6% of Highlands's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 87.4% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 82.8%.

English ancestry accounted for 35.8% of ancestry responses in Highlands.

Australian ancestry made up 35.1% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

26.6% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 23.4% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 10.9%.

Health care and social assistance employed 6.3% of workers, and education and training employed 4.7%.

The labour-force participation rate was 47.8%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

24.8% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 16.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

51.0% reported no selected long-term health condition.

8.6% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

2.0% reported asthma, 15.9% arthritis and 0.0% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

22.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is close to the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 11.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 15.4%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.4%.

Median household income was $1,375 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,667.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $158 per week.

Working from home was 26.6% in Highlands, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 52.7% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 10.9% in Highlands, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..