Woongarrah

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,507 people in Woongarrah of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Woongarrah was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 29.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.7% of the population.

Of people in Woongarrah aged 15 years and over, 60.4% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Woongarrah was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Woongarrah, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Woongarrah was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Woongarrah 36.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.4% were in primary school, 20.8% in secondary school and 10.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woongarrah were Australian 33.5%, English 28.6%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 7.1% and German 2.4%.

In Woongarrah, 79.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 0.9%, Malta 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

In Woongarrah, 66.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Woongarrah were Anglican 30.0%, Catholic 29.5%, No Religion 15.8%, Uniting Church 3.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.7%.

In Woongarrah 88.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Maltese 0.6%, Italian 0.4%, German 0.4%, Tongan 0.3% and Spanish 0.3%.

Employment

There were 1,991 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woongarrah. Of these 56.4% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 7.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Woongarrah, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.1% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The most common occupations in Woongarrah included Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.1%, Professionals 15.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Sales Workers 11.6%, Managers 11.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.6% and Labourers 8.6%.

Of the employed people in Woongarrah, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, School Education 4.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6%, Public Order and Safety Services 3.6% and Hospitals 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woongarrah was $568.

In Woongarrah, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.0%, Car, as passenger 4.6%, Train 2.2%, Truck 1.5% and Train, car as driver 1.1%. On the day, 5.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woongarrah, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.1% 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, 11.9% 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 Woongarrah, 26.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woongarrah, 53.7% were couple families with children, 31.7% were couple families without children and 14.0% were one parent families.

In Woongarrah 11.4% of single parents were male and 88.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Woongarrah, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,305 and those without children was $2,080.

Employment status of couple families

In Woongarrah, of couple families with children, 19.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 23.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Woongarrah, 95.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woongarrah, 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 Woongarrah, of occupied private dwellings 0.2% had 1 bedroom, 0.7% had 2 bedrooms and 11.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 3.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woongarrah, 24.4% were owned outright, 53.2% were owned with a mortgage and 20.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Woongarrah, of all households, 90.3% were family households, 8.0% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In Woongarrah, 14.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.4% 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 Woongarrah, 28.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Woongarrah, there were 123 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 67 (or 54.5%) were male and 56 (or 45.5%) were female. The median age was 11 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 Woongarrah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,178.

In Woongarrah, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $380 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,212.