Glen Waverley

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 38,219 people were usually resident in Glen Waverley: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.9% of people usually resident in Glen Waverley were children aged 0-14 years, and 30.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 41 years.

In the 2006 Census, 80.4% of people usually resident in Glen Waverley were Australian citizens, 42.1% were born overseas and 1.3% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 58.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Glen Waverley were married, 6.9% were either separated or divorced, 6.3% were widowed and 28.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 52.4% of people usually resident in Glen Waverley, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were China 6.2%, Malaysia 4.5%, Sri Lanka 3.6%, England 3.4% and India 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Glen Waverley were Catholic 20.4%, No Religion 20.3%, Anglican 11.2%, Buddhism 6.9% and Uniting Church 6.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Glen Waverley were Mandarin 8.1%, Cantonese 8.1%, Greek 2.8%, Tamil 2.0% and Sinhalese 2.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 56.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 18,464 people aged 15 years and over in Glen Waverley were in the labour force. Of these 59.5% worked full-time, 30.0% worked part-time, 2.9% were away from work, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 11,665 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Glen Waverley were Professionals 30.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Managers 13.3%, Sales Workers 10.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%, Labourers 6.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.5%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Glen Waverley, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Hospitals 3.5%, Tertiary Education 3.5% and Computer System Design and Related Services 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census in Glen Waverley, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $472, the median family income was $1,348 and the median household income was $1,171.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 10,717 families in Glen Waverley: of these 34.8% were couple families without children, 51.3% were couple families with children, 12.0% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 13,611 occupied private dwellings were counted in Glen Waverley.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Glen Waverley, 85.2% were separate houses, 8.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Glen Waverley, 48.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.9% were owned with a mortgage and 17.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Glen Waverley, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 70.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 24.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Glen Waverley, the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500. The average people per household was 2.8 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Glen Waverley, 77.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.