Wilson

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 5,188 people were usually resident in Wilson: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.6% of people usually resident in Wilson were children aged 0-14 years, and 27.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 78.4% of people usually resident in Wilson were Australian citizens, 34.2% were born overseas and 0.9% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.8% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wilson were married, 11.4% were either separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 37.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 57.9% of people usually resident in Wilson, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.1%, Malaysia 2.8%, China 2.4%, New Zealand 1.8% and Indonesia 1.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wilson were Catholic 24.4%, No Religion 20.0%, Anglican 15.4%, Uniting Church 3.9% and Islam 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wilson were Mandarin 3.5%, Cantonese 2.2%, Italian 1.6%, Arabic 1.5% and Indonesian 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 2,444 people aged 15 years and over in Wilson were in the labour force. Of these 57.2% worked full-time, 31.8% worked part-time, 4.1% were away from work, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.4% were unemployed. 1,556 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wilson were Professionals 22.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Labourers 11.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.6%, Managers 8.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.7%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wilson, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.4%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.9%, Tertiary Education 3.3%, Residential Care Services 3.0% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 2.7%.

In the 2006 Census in Wilson, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $418, the median family income was $1,098 and the median household income was $848.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,252 families in Wilson: of these 41.0% were couple families without children, 39.3% were couple families with children, 16.5% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,096 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wilson.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wilson, 81.6% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Wilson, 32.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.1% were owned with a mortgage and 29.8% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wilson, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 39.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 18.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wilson, the median weekly rent was $175. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,192. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wilson, 58.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.9% were single (or lone) person households and 7.3% were group households.