Walpeup

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 416 people in Walpeup of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Walpeup was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.1% of the population.

Of people in Walpeup aged 15 years and over, 60.6% were married and 6.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Walpeup was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Walpeup, of people aged 15 years and over, 63.0% 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 Walpeup was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 43 years.

In Walpeup 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.4% were in primary school, 38.1% in secondary school and 5.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Walpeup were Australian 41.0%, English 30.5%, Irish 8.8%, Scottish 7.4% and German 4.0%.

In Walpeup, 94.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Philippines 1.2%, Canada 1.0% and New Zealand 1.0%.

In Walpeup, 88.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Walpeup were Uniting Church 25.0%, Catholic 23.3%, Anglican 20.0%, No Religion 17.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.2%.

In Walpeup 97.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was German 0.7%.

Employment

There were 223 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walpeup. Of these 61.0% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 1.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Walpeup, 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 55.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Walpeup was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in Walpeup included Managers 52.3%, Professionals 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.2%, Labourers 6.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 5.0%, Sales Workers 5.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in Walpeup, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 53.8%, Allied Health Services 6.3%, School Education 5.4%, Other Social Assistance Services 3.2% and Professional and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing 1.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walpeup was $512.

In Walpeup, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.6%, Other 7.3%, Walked only 5.9%, Truck 1.8% and Car as driver, car as passenger 1.8%. 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 50.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Walpeup, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% provided care for children and 15.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 48.0% 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 Walpeup, 22.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Walpeup, 46.3% were couple families with children, 40.5% were couple families without children and 10.7% were one parent families.

In Walpeup 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Walpeup, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Walpeup, of couple families with children, 28.2% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 24.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Walpeup, 73.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 26.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walpeup, 98.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

In Walpeup, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.8% had 2 bedrooms and 50.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walpeup, 67.7% were owned outright, 13.9% were owned with a mortgage and 12.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Walpeup, of all households, 74.7% were family households, 23.4% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Walpeup, 22.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.1% 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 Walpeup, 19.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 24.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 49.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Walpeup, there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 5 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Walpeup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,583.

In Walpeup, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.