Wootton

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 218 people in Wootton of these 55.5% were male and 44.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Wootton was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.5% of the population.

Of people in Wootton aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 17.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wootton was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 35 years.

In Wootton, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 18.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wootton was 59 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In Wootton 21.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.8% were in primary school, 23.9% in secondary school and 19.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wootton were English 34.7%, Australian 26.4%, Scottish 10.9%, Irish 8.4% and German 3.5%.

In Wootton, 83.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.2%, Germany 1.8%, Philippines 1.8%, Malta 1.4% and Netherlands 1.4%.

In Wootton, 68.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wootton were Anglican 29.1%, No Religion 29.1%, Catholic 15.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.9% and Uniting Church 3.2%.

In Wootton 93.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.4%, Maltese 1.4% and Arabic 1.4%.

Employment

There were 81 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wootton. Of these 42.0% were employed full time, 39.5% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wootton, 14.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wootton was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Wootton were Managers 25.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 21.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 20.0%, Labourers 13.3%, Professionals 12.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 4.0% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.0%.

Of the employed people in Wootton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.8%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 6.8%, Accommodation 6.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.8% and School Education 6.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wootton was $378.

In Wootton, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.9%, Car, as passenger 12.3% and Walked only 5.5%. 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 59.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wootton, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.1% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.3% 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 Wootton, 29.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wootton, 41.5% were couple families with children, 50.8% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Wootton 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wootton, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,375 and those without children was $833.

Employment status of couple families

In Wootton, of couple families with children, 5.6% had both partners employed full-time, 5.6% had both employed part-time and 14.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wootton, 83.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 16.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wootton, 93.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 7.0% were other dwellings.

In Wootton, of occupied private dwellings 7.1% had 1 bedroom, 15.5% had 2 bedrooms and 56.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wootton, 59.5% were owned outright, 17.9% were owned with a mortgage and 19.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Wootton, of all households, 70.9% were family households, 22.1% were single person households and 7.0% were group households.

In Wootton, 37.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.1% 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 Wootton, 40.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wootton, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 53 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 Wootton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Wootton, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $220 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.