Weston Creek-Stromlo

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 22,127 people were usually resident in Weston Creek-Stromlo: of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 17.8% of people usually resident in Weston Creek-Stromlo were children aged 0-14 years, and 29.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 39 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.5% of people usually resident in Weston Creek-Stromlo were Australian citizens, 21.0% were born overseas and 0.5% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Weston Creek-Stromlo were married, 11.5% were either separated or divorced, 5.6% were widowed and 30.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 75.1% of people usually resident in Weston Creek-Stromlo, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.1%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 1.0% and Italy 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Weston Creek-Stromlo were Catholic 28.2%, No Religion 24.7%, Anglican 17.3%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Weston Creek-Stromlo were Italian 1.1%, Croatian 0.9%, German 0.8%, Greek 0.7% and Mandarin 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 12,236 people aged 15 years and over in Weston Creek-Stromlo were in the labour force. Of these 62.5% worked full-time, 28.0% worked part-time, 4.8% were away from work, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. 5,340 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Weston Creek-Stromlo were Professionals 30.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.4%, Managers 16.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 4.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Weston Creek-Stromlo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 19.7%, School Education 5.0%, Defence 4.2%, Tertiary Education 3.7% and Hospitals 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Weston Creek-Stromlo, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $737, the median family income was $1,819 and the median household income was $1,517.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 6,238 families in Weston Creek-Stromlo: of these 40.0% were couple families without children, 44.0% were couple families with children, 14.8% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 8,724 occupied private dwellings were counted in Weston Creek-Stromlo.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Weston Creek-Stromlo, 84.2% were separate houses, 12.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Weston Creek-Stromlo, 38.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.8% were owned with a mortgage and 21.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Weston Creek-Stromlo, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 39.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Weston Creek-Stromlo, the median weekly rent was $245. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,471. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Weston Creek-Stromlo, 70.8% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% were group households.