West Footscray

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 10,222 people in West Footscray of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in West Footscray was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.9% of the population.

Of people in West Footscray aged 15 years and over, 42.6% were married and 10.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Footscray was 42 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In West Footscray, of people aged 15 years and over, 41.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Footscray was 42 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In West Footscray 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 18.3% were in primary school, 14.6% in secondary school and 29.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Footscray were English 16.2%, Australian 15.9%, Vietnamese 7.8%, Irish 6.7% and Scottish 5.2%.

In West Footscray, 53.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Vietnam 8.0%, India 5.9%, Italy 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.8% and England 1.7%.

In West Footscray, 32.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 56.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Footscray were Catholic 25.0%, No Religion 24.3%, Buddhism 8.4%, Anglican 6.1% and Islam 5.6%.

In West Footscray 51.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 10.4%, Italian 3.2%, Greek 2.0%, Cantonese 1.8% and Telugu 1.6%.

Employment

There were 5,399 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Footscray. Of these 58.3% were employed full time, 28.1% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Footscray, 8.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Footscray was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in West Footscray included Professionals 24.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.3%, Labourers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Managers 10.1%, Sales Workers 7.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.2%.

Of the employed people in West Footscray, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.4%, School Education 3.8%, Hospitals 3.4%, Tertiary Education 3.3% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Footscray was $548.

In West Footscray, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.7%, Train 9.4%, Car, as passenger 5.0%, Bus 4.9% and Bicycle 3.1%. On the day, 22.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Footscray, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.3% provided care for children and 10.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.8% 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 West Footscray, 24.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Footscray, 42.1% were couple families with children, 38.7% were couple families without children and 16.4% were one parent families.

In West Footscray 16.0% of single parents were male and 84.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Footscray, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,167 and those without children was $2,135.

Employment status of couple families

In West Footscray, of couple families with children, 21.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% 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 West Footscray, 90.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Footscray, 66.5% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

In West Footscray, of occupied private dwellings 10.9% had 1 bedroom, 35.6% had 2 bedrooms and 39.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Footscray, 26.2% were owned outright, 31.7% were owned with a mortgage and 38.0% were rented.

Household composition

In West Footscray, of all households, 64.1% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 7.4% were group households.

In West Footscray, 26.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.2% 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 West Footscray, 44.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Footscray, there were 73 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 38 (or 52.1%) were male and 35 (or 47.9%) were female. The median age was 24 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 West Footscray, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,406.

In West Footscray, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $800.