Wellington

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 295 people were usually resident in Wellington: of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 22.4% of people usually resident in Wellington were children aged 0-14 years, and 24.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 96.3% of people usually resident in Wellington were Australian citizens, 8.8% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 55.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wellington were married, 12.7% were either separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 29.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 90.5% of people usually resident in Wellington, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.1%, Italy 2.0% and New Zealand 1.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wellington were No Religion 32.9%, Catholic 25.4%, Uniting Church 11.2%, Anglican 9.5% and Lutheran 4.7%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wellington was Italian 2.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 137 people aged 15 years and over in Wellington were in the labour force. Of these 58.4% worked full-time, 29.9% worked part-time, 3.6% were away from work, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.8% were unemployed. 88 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wellington were Managers 34.1%, Labourers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.1%, Professionals 6.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.2%, Sales Workers 3.9% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wellington, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 20.9%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6.2%, Other Livestock Farming 4.7%, Building Installation Services 3.9% and Road Freight Transport 3.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Wellington, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $336, the median family income was $979 and the median household income was $739.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 84 families in Wellington: of these 39.3% were couple families without children, 50.0% were couple families with children, 6.0% were one parent families and 4.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 112 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wellington.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wellington, 86.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 13.4% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Wellington, 50.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.5% were owned with a mortgage and 20.5% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wellington, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 100.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wellington, the median weekly rent was $125. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $758. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.2.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wellington, 72.3% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.