Wee Waa

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,814 people were counted in Wee Waa: of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Of the total population 14.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa there were 458 children aged 0-14 years and 338 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, 1,683 people were Australian citizens, 82 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, 44.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.4% were separated or divorced, 7.5% were widowed and 38.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, 90.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Wee Waa were England 0.8%, United States of America 0.7%, New Zealand 0.7%, Netherlands 0.3% and Greece 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Wee Waa on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 42.1%, Catholic 33.7%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.1%, No Religion 6.3% and Uniting Church 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 0.4%, Greek 0.2%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.2% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 869 people aged 15 years and over in Wee Waa were in the labour force. Of these 60.2% worked full-time, 26.7% worked part-time, 3.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.8% were unemployed. 451 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 8.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 8.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.5%, Associate Professionals 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wee Waa, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 8.7%, Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 4.9%, Education 3.5%, Basic Material Wholesaling 3.3% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, 467 families were counted: of these, 33.0% were couple families without children, 48.0% were couple families with children, 16.7% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, 669 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Wee Waa, 80.4% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.9% were flats, units or apartments and 5.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, 33.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.3% were being purchased and 38.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 11.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 24.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 63.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Wee Waa, 69.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.