Wheelers Hill

2011 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Indigenous Locations
Area code ILOC20101403
Total population 56,676
Total dwellings 21,349
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 111
Male 55
Female 55
Median age 22
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 54
Average people per household 3.6
Median weekly household income $1,725
Median monthly mortgage repayments $640
Median weekly rent $220

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 91 82.0 34,947 92.0 495,757 90.4
Torres Strait Islander 14 12.6 2,161 5.7 31,407 5.7
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 6 5.4 881 2.3 21,206 3.9
Total 111 -- 37,989 -- 548,370 --
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Male 55 50.0 18,675 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 55 50.0 19,315 50.8 278,037 50.7

In Wheelers Hill, there were 111 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 55 (or 50.0%) were male and 55 (or 50.0%) were female.

Age Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
0-4 years 13 11.8 4,689 12.3 67,415 12.3
5-14 years 30 27.3 8,696 22.9 129,670 23.6
15-24 years 14 12.7 7,395 19.5 105,652 19.3
25-54 years 38 34.5 13,185 34.7 192,627 35.1
55-64 years 11 10.0 2,399 6.3 32,232 5.9
65 years and over 4 3.6 1,628 4.3 20,772 3.8
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Median age 22 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Wheelers Hill the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 22 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 39.1% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 3.6% were people aged 65 years and over.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 22 31.4 5,631 22.9 85,741 24.4
Separated 3 4.3 1,131 4.6 14,925 4.2
Divorced 4 5.7 2,125 8.6 23,126 6.6
Widowed 6 8.6 814 3.3 12,142 3.5
Never married 35 50.0 14,905 60.6 215,347 61.3

In Wheelers Hill 31.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 49 -- 47 -- 44 --
Separated 45 -- 46 -- 46 --
Divorced 42 -- 51 -- 51 --
Widowed 40 -- 66 -- 65 --
Never married 28 -- 25 -- 26 --

In Wheelers Hill 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 28 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 23 36.5 5,136 23.3 71,575 23.3
De facto marriage 3 4.8 3,087 14.0 48,600 15.8
Not married 37 58.7 13,846 62.7 187,097 60.9

In Wheelers Hill 36.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 4.8% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 49 -- 47 -- 45 --
De facto marriage 31 -- 33 -- 34 --
Not married 28 -- 28 -- 28 --

In Wheelers Hill for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people the median age in a registered marriage was 49 years and in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

Education Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 4 8.5 1,082 6.7 13,977 6.2
Primary 24 51.1 5,262 32.4 81,554 36.4
Secondary 12 25.5 3,733 23.0 50,986 22.8
Technical or further education institution 4 8.5 1,261 7.8 13,211 5.9
University or tertiary institution 3 6.4 1,073 6.6 10,125 4.5
Other 0 0.0 401 2.5 3,662 1.6
Not stated 0 0.0 3,429 21.1 50,410 22.5
Total 47 -- 16,241 -- 223,925 --

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wheelers Hill, 41.4% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 51.1% were attending a primary school, 25.5% were attending a secondary school and 11.1% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Kriol 3 2.7 26 0.1 6,692 1.2
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English only spoken at home 107 97.3 35,314 93.0 453,895 82.8

English was the only language spoken at home by 97.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wheelers Hill. The only other response for language at home was Kriol 2.7%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 22 59.5 6,779 51.6 86,714 48.7
Worked part-time 6 16.2 3,489 26.5 47,035 26.4
Away from work 6 16.2 1,025 7.8 13,959 7.8
Unemployed 3 8.1 1,853 14.1 30,462 17.1
Total in labour force 37 -- 13,146 -- 178,170 --

There were 37 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wheelers Hill. Of these 59.5% were employed full time, 16.2% were employed part-time and 8.1% were unemployed.

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Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 37 -- 36 -- 37 --
Employed part-time 22 -- 34 -- 34 --

The median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wheelers Hill who were employed full time was 37 years and those employed part time was 22 years.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 328 -- 390 -- 362 --
Household 1,725 -- 962 -- 991 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Wheelers Hill was $328 and the median weekly household income was $1,725.

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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
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.6 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 2.5 -- 1.6 -- 1.5 --

In Wheelers Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.1 persons per bedroom and 2.5 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
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 220 -- 200 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 640 -- 1,500 -- 1,647 --

In Wheelers Hill, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $640.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 54 100.0 14,787 80.7 168,749 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 0 0.0 1,267 6.9 16,437 7.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 2,055 11.2 20,640 9.9
Other dwelling 0 0.0 199 1.1 2,949 1.4
Total 54 -- 18,316 -- 209,047 --

In Wheelers Hill there were 54 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people: 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% 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
Wheelers Hill % Wheelers Hill Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 10 18.5 2,425 13.2 23,333 11.2
Owned with a mortgage 17 31.5 5,052 27.6 51,761 24.8
Rented 23 42.6 9,894 54.0 124,099 59.4
Other tenure type 4 7.4 138 0.8 1,516 0.7
Tenure type not stated 0 0.0 808 4.4 8,338 4.0

In Wheelers Hill, of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 18.5% were owned outright, 31.5% were owned with a mortgage and 42.6% were rented.

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