Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 378 people in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) of these 65.1% were male and 34.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.2% of the population.

Of people in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) aged 15 years and over, 52.8% were married and 14.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 55.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) 25.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.7% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 26.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) were English 35.5%, Australian 31.8%, Irish 9.9%, Scottish 8.5% and German 4.9%.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 94.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 1.3% and England 0.8%.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 90.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) were No Religion 28.0%, Catholic 18.9%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 14.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) 96.3% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 253 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW). Of these 79.4% were employed full time, 13.4% were employed part-time and 1.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 2.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 69.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.

The most common occupations in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) included Managers 32.4%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 20.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Labourers 10.7%, Professionals 7.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.0% and Sales Workers 2.0%.

Of the employed people in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 25.7%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 22.1%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 13.8%, Accommodation 4.0% and Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) was $703.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 35.3%, Walked only 12.5%, Bus 7.8%, Car, as passenger 7.8% and Truck 1.6%. On the day, 8.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 42.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.3% 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 Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 18.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 42.9% were couple families with children, 42.9% were couple families without children and 9.1% were one parent families.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW) 57.1% of single parents were male and 42.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,292 and those without children was $939.

Employment status of couple families

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), of couple families with children, 37.5% had both partners employed full-time, 4.2% had both employed part-time and 20.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 78.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 89.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 10.1% were other dwellings.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), of occupied private dwellings 7.6% had 1 bedroom, 17.6% had 2 bedrooms and 37.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 43.7% were owned outright, 19.3% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), of all households, 70.3% were family households, 26.3% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 36.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.0% 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 Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), 31.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 26.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), there were 8 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 50.0%) were male and 4 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 31 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 Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

In Ellerslie (Wentworth - NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $300.