Watsonia North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,846 people in Watsonia North of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Watsonia North was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.3% of the population.

Of people in Watsonia North aged 15 years and over, 57.4% were married and 7.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Watsonia North was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Watsonia North, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Watsonia North was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Watsonia North 26.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.3% were in primary school, 26.7% in secondary school and 20.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Watsonia North were Australian 24.7%, English 21.0%, Italian 11.2%, Irish 8.6% and Scottish 5.5%.

In Watsonia North, 76.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 3.4%, England 2.1%, Greece 2.1%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.2% and New Zealand 0.9%.

In Watsonia North, 53.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Watsonia North were Catholic 42.2%, No Religion 19.6%, Anglican 10.3%, Eastern Orthodox 8.1% and Uniting Church 3.3%.

In Watsonia North 77.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 4.9%, Greek 3.3%, Macedonian 1.6%, Croatian 1.2% and Arabic 1.1%.

Employment

There were 2,069 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Watsonia North. Of these 60.0% were employed full time, 30.4% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Watsonia North, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Watsonia North was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in Watsonia North included Professionals 21.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.8%, Managers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Labourers 7.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Watsonia North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 6.0%, School Education 4.7%, Building Installation Services 3.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.7% and Legal and Accounting Services 2.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Watsonia North was $610.

In Watsonia North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 65.9%, Train 6.4%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Train, car as driver 1.8% and Bus 1.1%. On the day, 12.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Watsonia North, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.8% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.8% 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 Watsonia North, 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Watsonia North, 51.0% were couple families with children, 35.2% were couple families without children and 12.7% were one parent families.

In Watsonia North 15.3% of single parents were male and 84.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Watsonia North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,323 and those without children was $2,139.

Employment status of couple families

In Watsonia North, of couple families with children, 19.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Watsonia North, 94.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Watsonia North, 98.4% were separate houses, 0.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Watsonia North, of occupied private dwellings 0.3% had 1 bedroom, 3.7% had 2 bedrooms and 59.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Watsonia North, 48.6% were owned outright, 37.9% were owned with a mortgage and 11.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Watsonia North, of all households, 83.4% were family households, 14.8% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Watsonia North, 17.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.7% 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 Watsonia North, 26.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 46.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Watsonia North, there were 9 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 4 (or 44.4%) were male and 5 (or 55.6%) were female. The median age was 10 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 Watsonia North, 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 $387.

In Watsonia North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $253 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.