Walwa

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 302 people in Walwa of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Walwa was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.5% of the population.

Of people in Walwa aged 15 years and over, 56.1% were married and 17.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Walwa was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Walwa, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Walwa was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 19 years.

In Walwa 20.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.9% were in primary school, 39.3% in secondary school and 9.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Walwa were Australian 33.6%, English 31.3%, Irish 11.9%, Scottish 10.7% and German 3.5%.

In Walwa, 86.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.6%, New Zealand 2.3%, Netherlands 1.0%, Scotland 1.0% and South Africa 1.0%.

In Walwa, 77.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 10.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Walwa were Anglican 28.8%, No Religion 27.2%, Catholic 18.2%, Presbyterian and Reformed 7.6% and Uniting Church 6.6%.

In Walwa 98.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 161 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walwa. Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Walwa, 15.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Walwa was 54 years and for people who were employed part-time was 57 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Walwa were Managers 39.1%, Labourers 16.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.4%, Professionals 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 3.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.2%.

Of the employed people in Walwa, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 35.3%, Accommodation 7.1%, Building Installation Services 5.1%, School Education 3.8% and Hospitals 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walwa was $397.

In Walwa, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 39.1%, Walked only 9.0%, Bus 2.6%, Car, as passenger 2.6% and Car as driver, other 2.6%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 43.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Walwa, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 17.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 45.6% 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 Walwa, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Walwa, 24.1% were couple families with children, 62.1% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

In Walwa 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Walwa, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,042 and those without children was $979.

Employment status of couple families

In Walwa, of couple families with children, 32.1% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 20.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Walwa, 80.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 20.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walwa, 92.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 4.8% were other dwellings.

In Walwa, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 21.0% had 2 bedrooms and 39.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walwa, 54.9% were owned outright, 23.6% were owned with a mortgage and 19.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Walwa, of all households, 60.1% were family households, 37.1% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Walwa, 43.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.4% 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 Walwa, 25.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Walwa, there were 13 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 38.5%) were male and 8 (or 61.5%) were female. The median age was 66 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 Walwa, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Walwa, 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.