Whitfield (Vic.)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 421 people in Whitfield (Vic.) of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Whitfield (Vic.) was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.2% of the population.

Of people in Whitfield (Vic.) aged 15 years and over, 59.1% were married and 9.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Whitfield (Vic.) was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Whitfield (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Whitfield (Vic.) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 56 years.

In Whitfield (Vic.) 20.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.8% were in primary school, 31.8% in secondary school and 14.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Whitfield (Vic.) were English 30.5%, Australian 27.1%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 10.2% and Italian 7.3%.

In Whitfield (Vic.), 85.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Italy 3.1%, England 1.7%, Fiji 1.2%, Germany 0.9% and Greece 0.9%.

In Whitfield (Vic.), 72.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Whitfield (Vic.) were No Religion 35.4%, Catholic 22.2%, Anglican 14.4%, Uniting Church 7.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.7%.

In Whitfield (Vic.) 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 5.2%, Greek 1.9% and Mandarin 0.9%.

Employment

There were 248 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whitfield (Vic.). Of these 60.5% were employed full time, 30.2% were employed part-time and 2.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Whitfield (Vic.), 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Whitfield (Vic.) was 52 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Whitfield (Vic.) included Managers 33.5%, Labourers 15.1%, Professionals 14.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.1%, Sales Workers 4.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.3%.

Of the employed people in Whitfield (Vic.), the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 15.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 11.3%, Beverage Manufacturing 9.2%, School Education 6.7% and State Government Administration 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whitfield (Vic.) was $485.

In Whitfield (Vic.), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.5%, Walked only 9.7%, Car, as passenger 5.1% and Truck 1.7%. On the day, 1.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 55.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Whitfield (Vic.), of people aged 15 years and over, 78.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.7% provided care for children and 10.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.2% 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 Whitfield (Vic.), 29.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Whitfield (Vic.), 32.3% were couple families with children, 57.9% were couple families without children and 9.8% were one parent families.

In Whitfield (Vic.) 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Whitfield (Vic.), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,428 and those without children was $1,354.

Employment status of couple families

In Whitfield (Vic.), of couple families with children, 31.4% had both partners employed full-time, 7.6% had both employed part-time and 24.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Whitfield (Vic.), 75.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 24.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Whitfield (Vic.), 94.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

In Whitfield (Vic.), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 49.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Whitfield (Vic.), 51.5% were owned outright, 26.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Whitfield (Vic.), of all households, 74.4% were family households, 21.5% were single person households and 4.1% were group households.

In Whitfield (Vic.), 24.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% 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 Whitfield (Vic.), 18.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 30.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

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

In Whitfield (Vic.), 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.