Wilton

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,278 people were usually resident in Wilton: of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 25.4% of people usually resident in Wilton were children aged 0-14 years, and 17.8% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 90.1% of people usually resident in Wilton were Australian citizens, 12.4% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 63.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wilton were married, 8.9% were either separated or divorced, 1.9% were widowed and 26.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 82.6% of people usually resident in Wilton, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.2%, New Zealand 1.0%, Germany 0.9%, Italy 0.8% and Finland 0.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wilton were Catholic 33.3%, Anglican 32.2%, No Religion 12.3%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.0% and Uniting Church 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wilton were Italian 1.3%, Greek 0.9%, German 0.5%, Finnish 0.5% and Persian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.9%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 656 people aged 15 years and over in Wilton were in the labour force. Of these 63.7% worked full-time, 26.5% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.6% were unemployed. 267 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wilton were Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.3%, Professionals 17.1%, Managers 12.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.9%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5% and Labourers 7.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wilton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.9%, School Education 4.8%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.0% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Wilton, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $573, the median family income was $1,505 and the median household income was $1,420.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 353 families in Wilton: of these 32.0% were couple families without children, 59.2% were couple families with children, 7.9% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 410 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wilton.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wilton, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Wilton, 29.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 54.1% were owned with a mortgage and 12.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wilton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 53.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wilton, the median weekly rent was $240. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,647. The average people per household was 3.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wilton, 85.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.