Wyangala

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 227 people in Wyangala of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Wyangala was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 9.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.4% of the population.

Of people in Wyangala aged 15 years and over, 58.3% were married and 18.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wyangala was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 41 years.

In Wyangala, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wyangala was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 52 years.

In Wyangala 19.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.5% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 13.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wyangala were English 33.3%, Australian 29.8%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 3.9% and German 2.1%.

In Wyangala, 78.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.7%, Finland 1.8% and Netherlands 1.8%.

In Wyangala, 64.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wyangala were Anglican 33.5%, Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 18.1%, Uniting Church 3.5% and Lutheran 1.8%.

In Wyangala 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Finnish 1.3% and Polish 1.3%.

Employment

There were 99 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wyangala. Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 32.3% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wyangala, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wyangala was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 53 years.

The most common occupations in Wyangala included Managers 21.3%, Labourers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Professionals 12.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.6%, Sales Workers 6.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in Wyangala, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 18.9%, School Education 10.5%, Public Order and Safety Services 7.4%, Accommodation 6.3% and Clubs (Hospitality) 6.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wyangala was $396.

In Wyangala, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.7%, Walked only 8.6%, Truck 4.3% and Other 4.3%. 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 60.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wyangala, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.9% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.2% 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 Wyangala, 24.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wyangala, 31.6% were couple families with children, 68.4% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Wyangala, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Wyangala, of couple families with children, 15.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 18.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wyangala, 53.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 47.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wyangala, 93.8% 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 Wyangala, of occupied private dwellings 6.2% had 1 bedroom, 24.7% had 2 bedrooms and 39.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wyangala, 51.5% were owned outright, 22.7% were owned with a mortgage and 13.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Wyangala, of all households, 61.9% were family households, 35.1% were single person households and 3.1% were group households.

In Wyangala, 44.6% 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 Wyangala, 32.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wyangala, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) 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 Wyangala, 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 Wyangala, 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.