West Nowra

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,107 people in West Nowra of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.0% of the population.

The median age of people in West Nowra was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.9% of the population.

Of people in West Nowra aged 15 years and over, 45.5% were married and 12.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Nowra was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In West Nowra, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Nowra was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 34 years.

In West Nowra 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.7% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 16.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Nowra were Australian 42.1%, English 30.1%, Scottish 6.0%, Irish 5.6% and Dutch 2.0%.

In West Nowra, 86.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.5%, Philippines 0.6%, Scotland 0.6%, New Zealand 0.5% and South Africa 0.5%.

In West Nowra, 75.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Nowra were Anglican 30.1%, Catholic 21.2%, No Religion 21.1%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In West Nowra 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.5%, Hungarian 0.4%, Cantonese 0.4%, Spanish 0.3% and Macedonian 0.3%.

Employment

There were 532 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Nowra. Of these 57.3% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Nowra, 10.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Nowra was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in West Nowra included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.9%, Sales Workers 12.9%, Labourers 12.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Managers 9.7%, Professionals 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in West Nowra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Defence 10.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.2%, Residential Care Services 4.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6% and Other Social Assistance Services 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Nowra was $467.

In West Nowra, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.3%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Walked only 3.4%, Truck 1.2% and Train 0.6%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Nowra, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.3% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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 West Nowra, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Nowra, 47.8% were couple families with children, 30.9% were couple families without children and 17.9% were one parent families.

In West Nowra 18.5% of single parents were male and 81.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Nowra, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,821.

Employment status of couple families

In West Nowra, of couple families with children, 18.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 23.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Nowra, 93.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Nowra, 98.4% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In West Nowra, of occupied private dwellings 0.8% had 1 bedroom, 6.6% had 2 bedrooms and 52.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Nowra, 27.7% were owned outright, 47.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

Household composition

In West Nowra, of all households, 79.5% were family households, 16.8% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In West Nowra, 26.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.3% 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 West Nowra, 37.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Nowra, there were 81 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 36 (or 44.4%) were male and 45 (or 55.6%) were female. The median age was 24 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 West Nowra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $685.

In West Nowra, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,387.