Walgett (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 6,454 people in Walgett (A) of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 28.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Walgett (A) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.5% of the population.

Of people in Walgett (A) aged 15 years and over, 36.3% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Walgett (A) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Walgett (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 36.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Walgett (A) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Walgett (A) 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.2% were in primary school, 13.3% in secondary school and 10.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Walgett (A) were Australian 33.6%, English 25.7%, Irish 7.6%, Scottish 5.4% and Australian Aboriginal 4.6%.

In Walgett (A), 79.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.2%, Germany 0.7%, South Eastern Europe (includes Yugoslavia) 0.6% and Croatia 0.5%.

In Walgett (A), 79.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Walgett (A) were Anglican 32.8%, Catholic 25.8%, No Religion 16.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4% and Uniting Church 2.0%.

In Walgett (A) 85.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Serbian 0.7%, Croatian 0.6%, German 0.5%, Serbo-Croatian/Yugoslavian, so described 0.4% and Hungarian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 2,518 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walgett (A). Of these 61.4% were employed full time, 23.2% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Walgett (A), 7.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Walgett (A) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Walgett (A) included Managers 25.5%, Labourers 14.2%, Professionals 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.7% and Sales Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Walgett (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 23.8%, School Education 8.2%, Local Government Administration 3.5%, Hospitals 3.2% and Public Order and Safety Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walgett (A) was $386.

In Walgett (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 50.3%, Walked only 13.8%, Car, as passenger 5.5%, Truck 2.7% and Other 1.2%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Walgett (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.0% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Walgett (A), 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Walgett (A), 35.3% were couple families with children, 39.5% were couple families without children and 22.8% were one parent families.

In Walgett (A) 23.0% of single parents were male and 77.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Walgett (A), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,600 and those without children was $1,650.

Employment status of couple families

In Walgett (A), of couple families with children, 24.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.8% had both employed part-time and 17.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Walgett (A), 72.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walgett (A), 84.8% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats, units or apartments and 9.7% were other dwellings.

In Walgett (A), of occupied private dwellings 13.8% had 1 bedroom, 22.2% had 2 bedrooms and 32.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walgett (A), 41.0% were owned outright, 13.9% were owned with a mortgage and 36.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Walgett (A), of all households, 58.6% were family households, 37.8% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Walgett (A), 44.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Walgett (A), 37.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 27.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Walgett (A), there were 1,811 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 861 (or 47.5%) were male and 950 (or 52.5%) were female. The median age was 25 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

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

In Walgett (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $723.

In Walgett (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $130 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $802.