Wattle Grove (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 8,192 people in Wattle Grove (NSW) of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Wattle Grove (NSW) was 31 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.3% of the population.

Of people in Wattle Grove (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 60.2% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wattle Grove (NSW) was 43 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Wattle Grove (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wattle Grove (NSW) was 43 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 32 years.

In Wattle Grove (NSW) 34.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.5% were in primary school, 27.6% in secondary school and 20.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wattle Grove (NSW) were Australian 26.5%, English 19.9%, Irish 6.0%, Indian 5.8% and Scottish 4.4%.

In Wattle Grove (NSW), 68.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 4.9%, Philippines 2.7%, England 2.2%, Egypt 1.8% and Fiji 1.7%.

In Wattle Grove (NSW), 46.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wattle Grove (NSW) were Catholic 32.4%, Anglican 19.1%, No Religion 11.9%, Hinduism 5.8% and Eastern Orthodox 3.9%.

In Wattle Grove (NSW) 69.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 4.0%, Hindi 2.4%, Tagalog 1.6%, Tamil 1.5% and Greek 1.3%.

Employment

There were 4,485 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wattle Grove (NSW). Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 22.9% were employed part-time and 3.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wattle Grove (NSW), 7.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wattle Grove (NSW) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in Wattle Grove (NSW) included Professionals 20.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 19.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.2%, Managers 12.2%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.8% and Labourers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in Wattle Grove (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 11.2%, School Education 4.8%, Hospitals 3.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.1% and Public Order and Safety Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wattle Grove (NSW) was $814.

In Wattle Grove (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.2%, Train 8.9%, Car, as passenger 4.7%, Train, car as driver 3.1% and Train, bus 1.4%. On the day, 16.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 66.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wattle Grove (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.4% provided care for children and 10.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.8% 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 Wattle Grove (NSW), 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wattle Grove (NSW), 62.9% were couple families with children, 25.3% were couple families without children and 11.2% were one parent families.

In Wattle Grove (NSW) 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wattle Grove (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,440 and those without children was $2,225.

Employment status of couple families

In Wattle Grove (NSW), of couple families with children, 29.9% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 24.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wattle Grove (NSW), 96.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wattle Grove (NSW), 97.3% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wattle Grove (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.1% had 1 bedroom, 0.9% had 2 bedrooms and 52.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wattle Grove (NSW), 21.1% were owned outright, 47.2% were owned with a mortgage and 30.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Wattle Grove (NSW), of all households, 87.6% were family households, 10.8% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Wattle Grove (NSW), 8.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 16.7% 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 Wattle Grove (NSW), 29.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wattle Grove (NSW), there were 129 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 64 (or 49.6%) were male and 65 (or 50.4%) were female. The median age was 15 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 Wattle Grove (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,718.

In Wattle Grove (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,500.