Mount Waverley

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101401
Total population 66,197
Total dwellings 26,175
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 123
Male 58
Female 66
Median age 33
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 72
Average people per household 2.8
Median weekly household income $1,428
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $350

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 112 91.1 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 11 8.9 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 0 0.0 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 123 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 58 46.8 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 66 53.2 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Mount Waverley, there were 123 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 58 (or 46.8%) were male and 66 (or 53.2%) were female.

Age Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 7 5.7 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 25 20.5 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 24 19.7 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 54 44.3 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 7 5.7 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 5 4.1 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 33 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Mount Waverley the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 33 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 26.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 4.1% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 23 24.7 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 0 0.0 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 5 5.4 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 0 0.0 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 65 69.9 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Mount Waverley 24.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 4.3% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 0 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 33 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 0 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 36 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Mount Waverley for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age of married people was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 24 26.7 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 16 17.8 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 50 55.6 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Mount Waverley 26.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 17.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 40 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 26 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 37 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Mount Waverley for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 40 years and in a de facto marriage was 26 years.

Education Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 3 6.1 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 20 40.8 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 14 28.6 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 0 0.0 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 7 14.3 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 5 10.2 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 49 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Waverley, 39.2% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.8% were attending a primary school, 28.6% were attending a secondary school and 18.0% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Kriol 3 2.4 26 0.1 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 115 92.7 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 92.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Waverley. The only other response for language at home was Kriol 2.4%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 31 52.5 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 20 33.9 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 3 5.1 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 5 8.5 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 59 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 59 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Mount Waverley. Of these 52.5% were employed full time, 33.9% were employed part-time and 8.5% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 40 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 40 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Waverley who were employed full time was 40 years and those employed part time was 40 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 462 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,428 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Mount Waverley was $462 and the median weekly household income was $1,428.

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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
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.8 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Mount Waverley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 1.7 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
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 350 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Mount Waverley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 51 71.8 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 15 21.1 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 5 7.0 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 71 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Mount Waverley there were 71 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 71.8% were separate houses, 21.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% 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
Mount Waverley % Mount Waverley Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 13 18.1 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 16 22.2 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 43 59.7 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 0 0.0 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Mount Waverley, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 18.1% were owned outright, 22.2% were owned with a mortgage and 59.7% were rented.

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