Worrowing Heights

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 341 people in Worrowing Heights of these 42.2% were male and 57.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Worrowing Heights was 78 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 2.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 87.1% of the population.

Of people in Worrowing Heights aged 15 years and over, 57.6% were married and 5.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Worrowing Heights was 76 years and the median age of people never married was 45 years.

In Worrowing Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Worrowing Heights was 75 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 65 years.

In Worrowing Heights 18.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.4% were in primary school, 4.5% in secondary school and 4.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Worrowing Heights were English 32.9%, Australian 29.4%, Irish 11.1%, Scottish 7.9% and German 2.3%.

In Worrowing Heights, 75.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 11.7%, Netherlands 1.7%, Scotland 1.7%, Argentina 0.9% and Canada 0.9%.

In Worrowing Heights, 62.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Worrowing Heights were Anglican 36.5%, Catholic 21.6%, No Religion 11.1%, Uniting Church 7.9% and Presbyterian and Reformed 6.4%.

In Worrowing Heights 85.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.9%, Dutch 0.9%, Greek 0.9%, Italian 0.9% and Filipino 0.9%.

Employment

There were 21 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Worrowing Heights. Of these 47.6% were employed full time, 23.8% were employed part-time and 14.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Worrowing Heights, 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 0.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Worrowing Heights was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 59 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Worrowing Heights were Sales Workers 26.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 21.1%, Managers 15.8% and Professionals 15.8%.

Of the employed people in Worrowing Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Waste Collection Services 21.1%, Residential Building Construction 15.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 15.8%, Market Research and Statistical Services 15.8% and Local Government Administration 15.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Worrowing Heights was $370.

In Worrowing Heights, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 63.2% and Truck 21.1%. 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 68.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Worrowing Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 1.8% provided care for children and 9.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.5% 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 Worrowing Heights, 10.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Worrowing Heights, 11.0% were couple families with children, 85.4% were couple families without children and 3.7% were one parent families.

In Worrowing Heights 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Worrowing Heights, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,750 and those without children was $0.

Employment status of couple families

In Worrowing Heights, of couple families with children, 5.1% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Worrowing Heights, 78.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Worrowing Heights, 9.2% were separate houses, 90.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Worrowing Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 42.5% had 2 bedrooms and 47.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.7. The average household size was 1.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Worrowing Heights, 63.6% were owned outright, 4.2% were owned with a mortgage and 5.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Worrowing Heights, of all households, 64.7% were family households, 35.3% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Worrowing Heights, 41.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Worrowing Heights, 72.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 8.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 3.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Worrowing Heights, 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 Worrowing Heights, 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 Worrowing Heights, 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.