Wyalkatchem (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 367 people were counted in Wyalkatchem (L): of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Of the total population 6.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L) there were 73 children aged 0-14 years and 126 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), 337 people were Australian citizens, 55 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), 48.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.6% were separated or divorced, 6.1% were widowed and 25.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), 83.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Wyalkatchem (L) were England 6.0%, New Zealand 2.7%, Scotland 1.9%, Ireland 0.8% and Hungary 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Wyalkatchem (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 33.2%, Catholic 23.4%, No Religion 18.3%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Indonesian 1.1% and Italian 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 172 people aged 15 years and over in Wyalkatchem (L) were in the labour force. Of these 64.5% worked full-time, 28.5% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 116 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 10.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 9.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.8%, Associate Professionals 6.5%, Managers and Administrators 5.2%, Professionals 4.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wyalkatchem (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 6.8%, Health Services 6.8%, Education 5.2%, Road Transport 3.6% and Agriculture 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), 97 families were counted: of these, 49.5% were couple families without children, 36.1% were couple families with children, 14.4% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), 148 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Wyalkatchem (L), 94.6% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), 45.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.2% were being purchased and 27.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 87.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Wyalkatchem (L), 65.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.4% were group households.