Willow Vale (Gold Coast City)

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 612 people were usually resident in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City): of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 28.4% of people usually resident in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City) were children aged 0-14 years, and 14.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 35 years.

In the 2006 Census, 85.6% of people usually resident in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City) were Australian citizens, 19.6% were born overseas and 1.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 63.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City) were married, 8.0% were either separated or divorced, 1.4% were widowed and 28.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 75.2% of people usually resident in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.8%, New Zealand 5.1%, South Africa 1.1%, Romania 0.8% and South America, nec 0.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City) were Anglican 29.9%, Catholic 18.8%, No Religion 18.1%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Lutheran 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City) were Swedish 1.0%, Italian 0.7%, Japanese 0.7%, Dari 0.7% and Mandarin 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 316 people aged 15 years and over in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City) were in the labour force. Of these 57.0% worked full-time, 33.5% worked part-time, 5.1% were away from work, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.8% were unemployed. 95 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Willow Vale (Gold Coast City) were Managers 19.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Professionals 13.7%, Sales Workers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.8%, Labourers 7.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.6%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, Residential Building Construction 3.9%, Manufacturing 3.3%, Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 2.9% and Building Completion Services 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $526, the median family income was $1,480 and the median household income was $1,418.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 151 families in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City): of these 27.2% were couple families without children, 65.6% were couple families with children, 7.3% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 184 occupied private dwellings were counted in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City).

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), 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 Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), 21.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 56.0% were owned with a mortgage and 12.0% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 22.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 72.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), the median weekly rent was $231. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,950. The average people per household was 3.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Willow Vale (Gold Coast City), 82.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 10.3% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.