Werris Creek

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC10200604
Total population 1,440
Total dwellings 716
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 247
Male 129
Female 119
Median age 26
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 108
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $769
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,257
Median weekly rent $175

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 238 96.4 164,612 95.4 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 6 2.4 4,767 2.8 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.2 3,242 1.9 21,206 3.9
Total 247 -- 172,621 -- 548,370 --
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Male 129 52.0 85,080 49.3 270,331 49.3
Female 119 48.0 87,540 50.7 278,037 50.7

In Werris Creek, there were 247 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 129 (or 52.0%) were male and 119 (or 48.0%) were female.

Age Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0-4 years 26 10.5 21,409 12.4 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 48 19.4 41,174 23.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 39 15.7 33,389 19.3 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 86 34.7 58,441 33.9 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 22 8.9 10,892 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 27 10.9 7,316 4.2 20,772 3.8
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Median age 26 -- 21 -- 21 --

In Werris Creek the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 26 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 29.8% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 10.9% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 51 29.7 24,843 22.6 85,741 24.4
Separated 10 5.8 5,149 4.7 14,925 4.2
Divorced 12 7.0 8,507 7.7 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 3.5 3,559 3.2 12,142 3.5
Never married 93 54.1 67,979 61.8 215,347 61.3

In Werris Creek 29.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 11.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 56 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 47 -- 46 --
Divorced 47 -- 52 -- 51 --
Widowed 80 -- 68 -- 65 --
Never married 24 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Werris Creek for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 28.5 22,611 23.0 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 21 12.7 13,641 13.9 48,600 15.8
Not married 97 58.8 61,851 63.0 187,097 60.9

In Werris Creek 28.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 50 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 44 -- 35 -- 34 --
Not married 30 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Werris Creek for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 50 years and in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

Education Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Pre-school 9 10.8 5,603 7.5 13,977 6.2
Primary 30 36.1 25,134 33.7 81,554 36.4
Secondary 23 27.7 18,591 24.9 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 9 10.8 5,774 7.7 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 3,547 4.8 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 1,046 1.4 3,662 1.6
Not stated 12 14.5 14,878 20.0 50,410 22.5
Total 83 -- 74,573 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Werris Creek, 33.9% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.1% were attending a primary school, 27.7% were attending a secondary school and 10.8% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 244 98.4 163,100 94.5 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 98.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Werris Creek. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 32 46.4 27,768 49.3 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 18 26.1 15,016 26.6 47,035 26.4
Away from work 10 14.5 4,026 7.1 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 9 13.0 9,537 16.9 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 69 -- 56,347 -- 178,170 --

There were 69 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Werris Creek. Of these 46.4% were employed full time, 26.1% were employed part-time and 13.0% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 34 -- 37 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 45 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Werris Creek who were employed full time was 34 years and those employed part time was 45 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal 335 -- 375 -- 362 --
Household 769 -- 941 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Werris Creek was $335 and the median weekly household income was $769.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3.1 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.2 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.5 -- 1.5 -- 1.5 --

In Werris Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom and 1.5 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 175 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,257 -- 1,673 -- 1,647 --

In Werris Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,257.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 102 95.3 58,675 79.4 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 4.7 6,465 8.7 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 7,854 10.6 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 812 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 107 -- 73,909 -- 209,047 --

In Werris Creek there were 107 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 95.3% were separate houses, 4.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, unit or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Werris Creek % Werris Creek New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 34 31.5 9,864 13.3 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 17 15.7 19,211 26.0 51,761 24.8
Rented 52 48.1 41,632 56.3 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 521 0.7 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 5 4.6 2,682 3.6 8,338 4.0

In Werris Creek, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 31.5% were owned outright, 15.7% were owned with a mortgage and 48.1% were rented.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.