Wallendbeen

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 305 people in Wallendbeen of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Wallendbeen was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.6% of the population.

Of people in Wallendbeen aged 15 years and over, 63.5% were married and 10.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wallendbeen was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Wallendbeen, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wallendbeen was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Wallendbeen 33.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.4% were in primary school, 15.7% in secondary school and 2.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wallendbeen were English 35.1%, Australian 34.3%, Irish 9.1%, Scottish 8.8% and German 1.6%.

In Wallendbeen, 83.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 3.6%.

In Wallendbeen, 86.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wallendbeen were Anglican 43.8%, Catholic 29.7%, No Religion 6.9%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3.3% and Uniting Church 2.9%.

In Wallendbeen 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 1.6%.

Employment

There were 123 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wallendbeen. Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 18.7% were employed part-time and 3.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wallendbeen, 3.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 56.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wallendbeen was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Wallendbeen included Managers 39.2%, Professionals 15.2%, Labourers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.0%, Sales Workers 4.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Wallendbeen, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 32.8%, School Education 5.5%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 3.1%, Other Livestock Farming 2.3% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wallendbeen was $610.

In Wallendbeen, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.1%, Walked only 5.6%, Car, as passenger 3.2% and Truck 3.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wallendbeen, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.2% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.6% 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 Wallendbeen, 21.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wallendbeen, 43.6% were couple families with children, 46.2% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

In Wallendbeen 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wallendbeen, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,399 and those without children was $1,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Wallendbeen, of couple families with children, 30.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 13.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wallendbeen, 73.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wallendbeen, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wallendbeen, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wallendbeen, 47.6% were owned outright, 24.3% were owned with a mortgage and 25.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Wallendbeen, of all households, 76.0% were family households, 24.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Wallendbeen, 27.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.6% 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 Wallendbeen, 28.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wallendbeen, there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 30.0%) were male and 7 (or 70.0%) were female. The median age was 38 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 Wallendbeen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1.4 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Wallendbeen, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $100 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.