West Wimmera (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,549 people were counted in West Wimmera (S): of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S) there were 978 children aged 0-14 years and 1,394 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), 4,349 people were Australian citizens, 201 were born overseas and 8 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), 61.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.6% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 21.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), 91.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within West Wimmera (S) were England 1.8%, Germany 0.4%, New Zealand 0.3%, Netherlands 0.2% and Scotland 0.2%.

Of all people counted in West Wimmera (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Uniting Church 24.7%, Anglican 20.2%, Catholic 18.0%, No Religion 10.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.4%, Italian 0.1%, Spanish 0.1%, Serbian 0.1% and Netherlandic 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,238 people aged 15 years and over in West Wimmera (S) were in the labour force. Of these 65.8% worked full-time, 27.3% worked part-time, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.4% were unemployed. 1,246 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 24.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.7%, Professionals 5.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2%, Associate Professionals 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in West Wimmera (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 28.8%, Health Services 4.1%, Education 3.4%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 2.1% and Food Retailing 1.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), 1,295 families were counted: of these, 44.7% were couple families without children, 44.2% were couple families with children, 9.2% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), 1,863 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in West Wimmera (S), 94.8% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), 63.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.6% were being purchased and 11.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 12.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 80.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in West Wimmera (S), 69.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.6% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.