Waterloo

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 8,508 people were usually resident in Waterloo: of these 53.3% were male and 46.7% were female. Of the total population 4.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 8.0% of people usually resident in Waterloo were children aged 0-14 years, and 26.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 62.5% of people usually resident in Waterloo were Australian citizens, 43.8% were born overseas and 2.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 20.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Waterloo were married, 16.5% were either separated or divorced, 6.8% were widowed and 56.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 37.0% of people usually resident in Waterloo, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 4.7%, Ukraine 3.3%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 2.7% and Indonesia 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Waterloo were Catholic 22.8%, No Religion 17.8%, Anglican 9.8%, Buddhism 5.6% and Eastern Orthodox 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Waterloo were Russian 7.4%, Mandarin 4.0%, Cantonese 3.4%, Indonesian 2.7% and Vietnamese 2.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 47.0%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,477 people aged 15 years and over in Waterloo were in the labour force. Of these 67.0% worked full-time, 19.0% worked part-time, 2.8% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.8% were unemployed. 2,894 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Waterloo were Professionals 29.0%, Managers 16.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.4%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.9%, Labourers 5.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Waterloo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.6%, Defence 4.9%, Depository Financial Intermediation 2.9%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 2.9% and Hospitals 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Waterloo, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $350, the median family income was $981 and the median household income was $557.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,595 families in Waterloo: of these 50.3% were couple families without children, 15.4% were couple families with children, 26.8% were one parent families and 7.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 4,701 occupied private dwellings were counted in Waterloo.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Waterloo, 4.7% were separate houses, 8.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 86.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Waterloo, 3.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.5% were owned with a mortgage and 66.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Waterloo, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 35.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 55.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 6.9% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Waterloo, the median weekly rent was $164. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167. The average people per household was 1.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Waterloo, 33.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 40.9% were single (or lone) person households and 9.5% were group households.