Wardell

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 621 people were usually resident in Wardell: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 8.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 25.0% of people usually resident in Wardell were children aged 0-14 years, and 21.6% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 95.2% of people usually resident in Wardell were Australian citizens, 6.3% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wardell were married, 17.1% were either separated or divorced, 5.1% were widowed and 33.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 91.1% of people usually resident in Wardell, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.0%, Italy 1.0%, Netherlands 0.8% and South Eastern Europe 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wardell were Anglican 28.7%, Catholic 25.6%, No Religion 17.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2% and Uniting Church 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wardell was Dutch 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 285 people aged 15 years and over in Wardell were in the labour force. Of these 50.5% worked full-time, 35.4% worked part-time, 1.4% were away from work, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.1% were unemployed. 177 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wardell were Technicians and Trades Workers 16.2%, Labourers 15.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.7%, Managers 11.6%, Professionals 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wardell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Residential Building Construction 5.4%, Residential Care Services 4.2%, Other Crop Growing 3.9%, School Education 3.5% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census in Wardell, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $364, the median family income was $830 and the median household income was $708.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 175 families in Wardell: of these 33.1% were couple families without children, 38.3% were couple families with children, 25.1% were one parent families and 3.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 235 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wardell.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wardell, 85.5% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Wardell, 28.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 38.7% were owned with a mortgage and 27.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wardell, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 62.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wardell, the median weekly rent was $170. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,083. The average people per household was 2.6 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wardell, 73.2% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.6% were single (or lone) person households and 3.4% were group households.