Waverley (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 60,715 people were usually resident in Waverley (A): of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 14.1% of people usually resident in Waverley (A) were children aged 0-14 years, and 22.3% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 70.6% of people usually resident in Waverley (A) were Australian citizens, 34.6% were born overseas and 3.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 37.4% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Waverley (A) were married, 10.6% were either separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 46.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 48.3% of people usually resident in Waverley (A), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, South Africa 4.0%, New Zealand 3.0%, Ireland 1.3% and Israel 1.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Waverley (A) were Catholic 20.8%, No Religion 18.0%, Judaism 16.8%, Anglican 11.7% and Eastern Orthodox 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Waverley (A) were Russian 2.6%, Hebrew 1.3%, Italian 1.3%, Greek 1.2% and Spanish 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 66.4%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 31,262 people aged 15 years and over in Waverley (A) were in the labour force. Of these 66.1% worked full-time, 25.1% worked part-time, 3.3% were away from work, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.5% were unemployed. 11,804 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Waverley (A) were Professionals 37.5%, Managers 17.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.8%, Labourers 3.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Waverley (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 4.7%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 3.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%, School Education 3.3% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Waverley (A), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $765, the median family income was $1,928 and the median household income was $1,446.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 13,165 families in Waverley (A): of these 43.9% were couple families without children, 40.5% were couple families with children, 12.9% were one parent families and 2.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 27,389 occupied private dwellings were counted in Waverley (A).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Waverley (A), 21.2% were separate houses, 16.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 61.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Waverley (A), 24.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.0% were owned with a mortgage and 38.1% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Waverley (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 68.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Waverley (A), the median weekly rent was $350. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,341. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Waverley (A), 47.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.1% were single (or lone) person households and 8.6% were group households.