Willow Vale (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 880 people were counted in Willow Vale (L): of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 2.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L) there were 257 children aged 0-14 years and 137 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), 815 people were Australian citizens, 94 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), 63.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.6% were separated or divorced, 3.8% were widowed and 25.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), 84.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Willow Vale (L) were England 4.2%, Netherlands 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Poland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Willow Vale (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.0%, Anglican 30.7%, No Religion 12.3%, Presbyterian & Reformed 4.3% and Uniting Church 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Polish 1.0%, Netherlandic 0.6%, German 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Macedonian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 439 people aged 15 years and over in Willow Vale (L) were in the labour force. Of these 60.8% worked full-time, 31.0% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.8% were unemployed. 155 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.2%, Professionals 10.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.4%, Associate Professionals 8.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.4%, Managers and Administrators 4.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Willow Vale (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 7.2%, Construction Trade Services 6.1%, Business Services 5.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 5.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), 240 families were counted: of these, 31.3% were couple families without children, 58.3% were couple families with children, 9.2% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), 287 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Willow Vale (L), 97.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), 38.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 44.9% were being purchased and 11.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 72.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Willow Vale (L), 82.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.6% were single (or lone) person households and 1.0% were group households.