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Is Upper Hermitage family-friendly?Age, family structure and household size describe the community families would be joining.

14.3% of Upper Hermitage's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is somewhat below the Greater Adelaide average.

80 family households lived in Upper Hermitage; 38.8% were couple families and 12.5% were one-parent families.

23.8% of local families included children under 15. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

These are suburb-wide household figures, not school or childcare ratings.

What is the age profile of Upper Hermitage?The balance between younger adults, families and older residents changes how a suburb feels day to day.

Upper Hermitage had 273 residents at the 2021 Census.

17.2% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

39.2% were 55 or older. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

Age shares use the suburb’s total Census population.

What kind of homes are in Upper Hermitage?The dwelling mix shows whether the suburb is mostly detached homes, townhouses or apartments.

Separate houses made up 93.7% of occupied private dwellings in Upper Hermitage.

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

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

All three shares use occupied private dwellings as the denominator.

Do people own or rent in Upper Hermitage?Tenure shows how many households own outright, have a mortgage or rent.

62.1% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.

34.5% were buying their home with a mortgage.

3.4% rented their home. That is about half the Greater Adelaide rate.

Tenure shares include households that stated one of these three arrangements.

How large are households in Upper Hermitage?Household-size data shows the mix behind the suburb-wide average.

The average household in Upper Hermitage had 2.8 people.

One-person households made up 16.9% of occupied homes. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Two-person households represented 37.1%, while 32.6% had four or more usual residents.

Household size counts usual residents in occupied homes.

How do people get to work in Upper Hermitage?Census-day travel shows the balance between home, road, public transport and active travel.

9.2% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

70.6% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well above the Greater Adelaide average.

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

Travel figures are a 2021 Census-day snapshot.

How many cars do households have in Upper Hermitage?Vehicle availability helps describe the routines local households can support.

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

One-car households formed 19.1% of the total.

79.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

Vehicle counts refer to occupied households, not individual residents.

Who's moving to Upper Hermitage, and who stays?Address history shows how settled or recently mobile residents were at the Census date.

77.5% were at the same address five years earlier, while 22.5% reported a different address.

18.3% of residents were born outside Australia. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Mobility figures cover residents who answered the relevant Census question.

What languages are spoken in Upper Hermitage?Language at home gives a direct view of the community’s everyday linguistic mix.

94.9% of residents used only English at home.

2.9% used a language other than English at home.

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

Home language is separate from English proficiency.

Where were Upper Hermitage residents born?Birthplace adds another layer to the local story, separate from ancestry and language.

18.3% of Upper Hermitage's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 81.7% 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 91.9%.

Birthplace, citizenship and ancestry describe different parts of identity.

What ancestries shape Upper Hermitage?Ancestry responses show how residents describe family and cultural background.

English ancestry accounted for 46.2% of ancestry responses in Upper Hermitage.

Australian ancestry made up 34.1% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

People may nominate more than one ancestry, so these are shares of responses.

What work do people do in Upper Hermitage?Occupation describes a person’s role; industry describes the sector employing them.

22.9% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is close to the Greater Adelaide average.

Managers accounted for 17.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 15.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 9.8% of workers, and education and training employed 9.2%.

Occupation and industry figures describe employed residents of the suburb.

How active is the workforce in Upper Hermitage?Participation, employment pattern and unemployment describe the resident labour force.

The labour-force participation rate was 65.7%, compared with 61.7% across Greater Adelaide.

38.2% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 24.8% worked part time.

Unemployment was 0.0%, compared with 5.5% across Greater Adelaide.

Labour-force figures come from the 2021 Census.

What does the health profile of Upper Hermitage show?Selected long-term health conditions help describe community service needs.

61.2% reported no selected long-term health condition.

6.2% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

8.4% reported asthma, 11.7% arthritis and 2.9% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

These are self-reported suburb-wide Census figures, not address-level health risks.

How educated is Upper Hermitage?Qualifications describe the study pathways represented among local residents.

18.4% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is well below the Greater Adelaide average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 8.2% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 19.0%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 43.5%.

Qualification categories are reported separately and are not school ratings.

What do incomes and housing costs look like in Upper Hermitage?Census income and household payments give historical context for local living costs.

Median household income was $1,978 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $2,167.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $329 per week.

These household figures are from 2021; current sale and asking-rent medians appear in the market section.

How does Upper Hermitage compare with Greater Adelaide?A few clear differences place the suburb in its wider metropolitan context.

Working from home was 9.2% in Upper Hermitage, compared with 9.8% across Greater Adelaide.

Outright ownership was 62.1% locally and 32.1% across Greater Adelaide. That is about twice the Greater Adelaide rate.

Renting accounted for 3.4% in Upper Hermitage, against 29.5% across Greater Adelaide.

Capital-region comparisons use the same Census definitions and year.

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