Woy Woy

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 9,985 people were usually resident in Woy Woy: of these 46.9% were male and 53.1% were female. Of the total population 2.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.2% of people usually resident in Woy Woy were children aged 0-14 years, and 40.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 47 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.5% of people usually resident in Woy Woy were Australian citizens, 13.2% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 42.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Woy Woy were married, 16.8% were either separated or divorced, 12.6% were widowed and 28.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 76.4% of people usually resident in Woy Woy, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 0.9%, Philippines 0.6% and Ireland 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Woy Woy were Anglican 31.3%, Catholic 26.3%, No Religion 12.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.9% and Uniting Church 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Woy Woy were Spanish 0.4%, Cantonese 0.3%, Polish 0.2%, German 0.2% and Greek 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,698 people aged 15 years and over in Woy Woy were in the labour force. Of these 55.1% worked full-time, 28.6% worked part-time, 4.1% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.8% were unemployed. 3,729 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Woy Woy were Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Professionals 13.5%, Labourers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.8%, Managers 7.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Woy Woy, the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Care Services 4.2%, Hospitals 4.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.0%, Rail Passenger Transport 2.9% and School Education 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Woy Woy, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $353, the median family income was $932 and the median household income was $635.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,552 families in Woy Woy: of these 43.1% were couple families without children, 32.8% were couple families with children, 22.3% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 4,446 occupied private dwellings were counted in Woy Woy.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Woy Woy, 70.6% were separate houses, 17.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Woy Woy, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.3% were owned with a mortgage and 30.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Woy Woy, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 50.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 26.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 20.3% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Woy Woy, the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,430. The average people per household was 2.2 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Woy Woy, 56.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 34.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.