Wickham

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 1,825 people were usually resident in Wickham: of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Of the total population 15.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 29.3% of people usually resident in Wickham were children aged 0-14 years, and 6.9% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 28 years.

In the 2006 Census, 82.2% of people usually resident in Wickham were Australian citizens, 14.3% were born overseas and 0.2% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 44.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wickham were married, 9.1% were either separated or divorced, 0.9% were widowed and 44.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 74.4% of people usually resident in Wickham, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 3.4%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1.3%, South Africa 1.0% and Scotland 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wickham were No Religion 32.5%, Catholic 18.8%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 3.3% and Christian, nfd 2.1%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wickham were Macedonian 1.3%, Afrikaans 0.9%, Yindjibarndi 0.5%, Hebrew 0.3% and Ngarluma 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.5%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 881 people aged 15 years and over in Wickham were in the labour force. Of these 70.0% worked full-time, 18.3% worked part-time, 5.1% were away from work, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.5% were unemployed. 251 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wickham were Technicians and Trades Workers 25.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 19.9%, Professionals 13.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Labourers 7.8%, Sales Workers 5.3% and Managers 5.2%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wickham, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 39.9%, School Education 5.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1%, Other Mining Support Services 4.0% and Public Order and Safety Services 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census in Wickham, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $792, the median family income was $2,193 and the median household income was $1,975.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 441 families in Wickham: of these 27.9% were couple families without children, 60.1% were couple families with children, 12.0% 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 602 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wickham.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wickham, 55.1% were separate houses, 42.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Wickham, 0.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 3.7% were owned with a mortgage and 82.7% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wickham, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 5.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 76.5% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wickham, the median weekly rent was $28. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 3.0 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wickham, 71.4% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.1% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.