Woorinen South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 311 people in Woorinen South of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Woorinen South was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.5% of the population.

Of people in Woorinen South aged 15 years and over, 50.6% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Woorinen South was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 21 years.

In Woorinen South, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Woorinen South was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Woorinen South 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.2% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 15.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woorinen South were Australian 44.2%, English 27.5%, Irish 7.3%, Scottish 7.0% and German 2.6%.

In Woorinen South, 88.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were Netherlands 1.3%, New Zealand 1.3% and Indonesia 1.0%.

In Woorinen South, 87.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 4.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Woorinen South were No Religion 34.3%, Anglican 22.1%, Catholic 14.7%, Uniting Church 6.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.5%.

In Woorinen South 93.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.0%.

Employment

There were 143 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woorinen South. Of these 55.9% were employed full time, 25.9% were employed part-time and 7.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Woorinen South, 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Woorinen South was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Woorinen South included Technicians and Trades Workers 25.0%, Labourers 15.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.8%, Professionals 6.1% and Managers 5.3%.

Of the employed people in Woorinen South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 6.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.8%, Local Government Administration 6.1%, School Education 4.5% and Tertiary Education 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woorinen South was $438.

In Woorinen South, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 77.1%, Car, as passenger 10.7% and Walked only 2.3%. 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 84.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woorinen South, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% 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 Woorinen South, 27.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woorinen South, 42.2% were couple families with children, 41.1% were couple families without children and 13.3% were one parent families.

In Woorinen South 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Woorinen South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,643 and those without children was $1,625.

Employment status of couple families

In Woorinen South, of couple families with children, 20.5% had both partners employed full-time, 8.2% had both employed part-time and 15.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Woorinen South, 95.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woorinen South, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Woorinen South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 14.2% had 2 bedrooms and 54.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woorinen South, 43.8% were owned outright, 41.1% were owned with a mortgage and 11.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Woorinen South, of all households, 75.2% were family households, 21.2% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In Woorinen South, 35.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.0% 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 Woorinen South, 29.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Woorinen South, 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 49 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 Woorinen South, 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 Woorinen South, 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.