Watsonia

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101104
Total population 54,364
Total dwellings 21,599
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 268
Male 131
Female 136
Median age 17
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 138
Average people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $1,101
Median monthly mortgage repayments $2,490
Median weekly rent $261

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 248 92.5 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 17 6.3 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.1 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 268 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 131 49.1 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 136 50.9 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Watsonia, there were 268 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 131 (or 49.1%) were male and 136 (or 50.9%) were female.

Age Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 37 13.8 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 73 27.1 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 40 14.9 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 87 32.3 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 19 7.1 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 13 4.8 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 17 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Watsonia the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 17 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 41.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.8% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 48 30.8 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 5 3.2 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 15 9.6 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 3 1.9 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 85 54.5 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Watsonia 30.8% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 12.8% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 40 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 43 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 60 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 65 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 25 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Watsonia for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 40 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 47 32.0 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 13 8.8 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 87 59.2 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Watsonia 32.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 8.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 39 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 33 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 29 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Watsonia for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 39 years and in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

Education Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 13 10.9 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 50 42.0 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 27 22.7 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 6 5.0 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 10 8.4 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 13 10.9 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 119 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Watsonia, 44.6% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 42.0% were attending a primary school, 22.7% were attending a secondary school and 14.2% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 255 95.5 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 95.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Watsonia. 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
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 51 48.1 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 29 27.4 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 11 10.4 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 15 14.2 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 106 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 106 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Watsonia. Of these 48.1% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 14.2% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 33 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 34 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Watsonia who were employed full time was 33 years and those employed part time was 34 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 517 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,101 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Watsonia was $517 and the median weekly household income was $1,101.

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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
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.2 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.8 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Watsonia, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.8 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
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 261 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 2,490 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Watsonia, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $261 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,490.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 126 91.3 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 5 3.6 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 7 5.1 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 138 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Watsonia there were 138 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 91.3% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.1% 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
Watsonia % Watsonia Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 22 15.9 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 46 33.3 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 64 46.4 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 0 0.0 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 6 4.3 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Watsonia, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 15.9% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 46.4% were rented.

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