Werribee South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,618 people in Werribee South of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Werribee South was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.8% of the population.

Of people in Werribee South aged 15 years and over, 55.8% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Werribee South was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Werribee South, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Werribee South was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Werribee South 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 23.7% were in primary school, 18.5% in secondary school and 15.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Werribee South were Australian 21.4%, English 20.1%, Italian 17.5%, Greek 9.3% and Irish 5.8%.

In Werribee South, 71.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 4.6%, Greece 4.1%, England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.7% and Malta 0.7%.

In Werribee South, 44.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 40.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Werribee South were Catholic 39.4%, Eastern Orthodox 14.6%, No Religion 14.6%, Anglican 10.6% and Uniting Church 2.8%.

In Werribee South 73.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 10.5%, Macedonian 4.1%, Greek 4.1%, Maltese 0.5% and Polish 0.5%.

Employment

There were 827 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Werribee South. Of these 61.8% were employed full time, 26.8% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Werribee South, 12.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Werribee South was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Werribee South included Managers 26.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.1%, Professionals 11.0%, Sales Workers 9.1%, Labourers 9.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Werribee South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 19.9%, Road Freight Transport 4.6%, School Education 3.0%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 2.5% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Werribee South was $530.

In Werribee South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.0%, Walked only 8.7%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Truck 2.4% and Other 1.4%. On the day, 3.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Werribee South, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.2% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.2% 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 Werribee South, 19.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Werribee South, 44.7% were couple families with children, 41.8% were couple families without children and 11.3% were one parent families.

In Werribee South 25.5% of single parents were male and 74.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Werribee South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,961 and those without children was $1,859.

Employment status of couple families

In Werribee South, of couple families with children, 20.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.6% had both employed part-time and 19.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Werribee South, 91.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Werribee South, 84.0% were separate houses, 3.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.2% were flats, units or apartments and 9.6% were other dwellings.

In Werribee South, of occupied private dwellings 8.1% had 1 bedroom, 9.4% had 2 bedrooms and 46.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Werribee South, 53.8% were owned outright, 19.7% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Werribee South, of all households, 74.2% were family households, 23.4% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Werribee South, 25.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.0% 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 Werribee South, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Werribee South, there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 11 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 Werribee South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $233.

In Werribee South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.