Wandi

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 782 people were usually resident in Wandi: of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.0% of people usually resident in Wandi were children aged 0-14 years, and 19.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 38 years.

In the 2006 Census, 92.8% of people usually resident in Wandi were Australian citizens, 22.8% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 59.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wandi were married, 9.1% were either separated or divorced, 2.4% were widowed and 28.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 73.7% of people usually resident in Wandi, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 10.6%, New Zealand 1.5%, Netherlands 1.4%, Italy 1.3% and Scotland 1.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wandi were No Religion 28.3%, Catholic 25.7%, Anglican 21.1%, Uniting Church 4.0% and Baptist 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wandi were Spanish 0.9%, Dutch 0.6%, Italian 0.6%, Burmese 0.6% and French 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 429 people aged 15 years and over in Wandi were in the labour force. Of these 59.0% worked full-time, 31.5% worked part-time, 4.2% were away from work, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 1.9% were unemployed. 176 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wandi were Technicians and Trades Workers 21.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Professionals 15.4%, Managers 12.6%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Labourers 8.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wandi, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Installation Services 5.2%, School Education 5.2%, Road Freight Transport 3.1%, Local Government Administration 2.9% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.9%.

In the 2006 Census in Wandi, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $559, the median family income was $1,592 and the median household income was $1,587.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 220 families in Wandi: of these 33.6% were couple families without children, 57.3% were couple families with children, 7.7% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 240 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wandi.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wandi, 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 Wandi, 43.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 45.8% were owned with a mortgage and 6.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wandi, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 68.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.0% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wandi, the median weekly rent was $280. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,438. The average people per household was 3.3 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wandi, 87.9% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 8.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.