Walcha (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,102 people were counted in Walcha (A): of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Of the total population 5.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A) there were 727 children aged 0-14 years and 836 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), 2,921 people were Australian citizens, 171 were born overseas and 12 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), 62.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.9% were separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 22.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), 90.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Walcha (A) were England 1.5%, New Zealand 1.1%, Cook Islands 0.4%, Netherlands 0.2% and United States of America 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Walcha (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 44.8%, Catholic 21.2%, Presbyterian & Reformed 12.7%, No Religion 6.7% and Uniting Church 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Maori (Cook Island) 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, French 0.2%, Spanish 0.1% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,517 people aged 15 years and over in Walcha (A) were in the labour force. Of these 67.1% worked full-time, 24.3% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.7% were unemployed. 809 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 21.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.1%, Professionals 5.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.8%, Associate Professionals 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Walcha (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 27.3%, Education 2.8%, Health Services 2.6%, Business Services 2.3% and Government Administration 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), 875 families were counted: of these, 43.5% were couple families without children, 44.5% were couple families with children, 10.4% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), 1,232 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Walcha (A), 92.5% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats, units or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), 54.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.7% were being purchased and 19.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 23.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 66.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Walcha (A), 70.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.