Wongawilli

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 184 people in Wongawilli of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wongawilli was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.6% of the population.

Of people in Wongawilli aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 6.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wongawilli was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Wongawilli, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wongawilli was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 22 years.

In Wongawilli 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 6.8% were in primary school, 31.8% in secondary school and 31.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wongawilli were English 35.0%, Australian 25.7%, Irish 8.0%, German 7.2% and Scottish 5.9%.

In Wongawilli, 80.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.1%, Chile 1.6%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.6%, Germany 1.6% and Poland 1.6%.

In Wongawilli, 50.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 29.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wongawilli were Anglican 30.2%, Catholic 22.5%, No Religion 14.8%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Eastern Orthodox 6.0%.

In Wongawilli 88.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Macedonian 2.7%, Spanish 1.6% and Polish 1.6%.

Employment

There were 114 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wongawilli. Of these 60.5% were employed full time, 27.2% were employed part-time and 9.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wongawilli, 9.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wongawilli was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Wongawilli included Technicians and Trades Workers 21.4%, Managers 20.4%, Professionals 20.4%, Sales Workers 12.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.9% and Labourers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Wongawilli, the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 10.7%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.9%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.9%, Coal Mining 2.9% and Beverage Manufacturing 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wongawilli was $623.

In Wongawilli, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.8%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Train, car as driver, bicycle 3.9%, Truck 2.9% and Train, car as driver 2.9%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wongawilli, of people aged 15 years and over, 80.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.0% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.0% 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 Wongawilli, 25.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wongawilli, 54.2% were couple families with children, 35.4% were couple families without children and 10.4% were one parent families.

In Wongawilli 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wongawilli, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,916 and those without children was $2,083.

Employment status of couple families

In Wongawilli, of couple families with children, 40.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 22.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wongawilli, 95.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wongawilli, 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 Wongawilli, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.7% had 2 bedrooms and 38.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wongawilli, 48.3% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 16.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Wongawilli, of all households, 75.4% were family households, 24.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Wongawilli, 25.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.4% 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 Wongawilli, 21.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 45.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wongawilli, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Wongawilli, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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