Woomelang

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 191 people in Woomelang of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Woomelang was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.3% of the population.

Of people in Woomelang aged 15 years and over, 46.7% were married and 17.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Woomelang was 63 years and the median age of people never married was 43 years.

In Woomelang, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Woomelang was 63 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 49 years.

In Woomelang 23.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.8% were in primary school, 51.1% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woomelang were English 32.0%, Australian 28.5%, Irish 13.5%, Scottish 9.3% and German 6.4%.

In Woomelang, 84.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were South Africa 2.1%, Egypt 1.6%, England 1.6%, Malta 1.6% and New Zealand 1.6%.

In Woomelang, 72.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Woomelang were Anglican 21.2%, Uniting Church 21.2%, Catholic 19.2%, No Religion 16.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%.

In Woomelang 95.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Polish 1.6%.

Employment

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woomelang. Of these 47.8% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 9.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Woomelang, 12.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.2% worked 40 hours or more.

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

The only other responses for occupation in Woomelang were Managers 28.6%, Labourers 17.9%, Sales Workers 16.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Professionals 12.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.4%.

Of the employed people in Woomelang, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 14.0%, School Education 7.0%, Other Livestock Farming 5.3%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 5.3% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woomelang was $350.

In Woomelang, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 70.2% and Walked only 10.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woomelang, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.1% provided care for children and 13.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 33.1% 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 Woomelang, 19.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woomelang, 31.4% were couple families with children, 60.8% were couple families without children and 7.8% were one parent families.

In Woomelang 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Woomelang, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,083 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Woomelang, of couple families with children, 8.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 15.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Woomelang, 80.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woomelang, 96.5% were separate houses, 3.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Woomelang, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 16.1% had 2 bedrooms and 50.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woomelang, 54.1% were owned outright, 23.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Woomelang, of all households, 60.0% were family households, 35.3% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

In Woomelang, 43.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Woomelang, 48.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Woomelang, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 3 (or 100.0%) were female. The median age was 17 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 Woomelang, 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 $0.

In Woomelang, 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.