Hoppers Crossing

The community is younger than most, with a typical resident aged 37 and children under 15 making up 19.0% of the population. This is consistent with the high number of large family homes in the area.

This is a diverse area where 38.4% of people were born overseas, a figure far above the national average of 27.7%. The most common ancestries are English and Australian, followed by Indian, Irish and Italian.

Language diversity is very high, with 37.7% of people using a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. Around 5.8% of residents speak little or no English.

Religious affiliation is more common here than in most areas, with 45.4% identifying as Christian and only 26.7% reporting no religion, which is far below the national figure of 38.9%.

While 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor degree or higher, this is well below the national figure. Year 12 completion at 55.4% is also well below the national average.

Typical weekly personal income is $691, which is a little below the national figure. About 16.5% of households earn $3,000 or more per week, which is well below the national average.

A slightly higher number of people need help with daily activities (6.4%) compared to the national figure. Long-term health conditions affect 27.5% of residents, which is about the same as the national average.

Volunteering is much lower than in most areas, at 9.1%, which is well below the national figure. Unpaid care for children is around the national average at 25.5%.

There are 346 First Nations people in the area. The unemployment rate for this group is 12.9%, which is well above the state figure of 9.6%.

Homes are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per home. One-parent families make up 16.0% of the community, which is a little above the national average.

Detached houses are very common, making up 84.7% of dwellings, and 90.0% of homes have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%.

The area has excellent transit access, with 99.6% of homes within a 10-minute walk of public transport. Despite this, 55.2% of people still drive themselves to work.

Recent arrivals from overseas make up 14.9% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure. About 31.1% of residents moved house in the last five years.

The unemployment rate is 7.5%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. The most common industries for local workers are health care, retail and transport.

The suburb is very walkable, with 100% of homes within a 15-minute walk of a park and 91.1% within a 15-minute walk of groceries.