Wye River

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 236 people in Wye River of these 55.5% were male and 44.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Wye River was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1% of the population.

Of people in Wye River aged 15 years and over, 38.6% were married and 25.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wye River was 58 years and the median age of people never married was 40 years.

In Wye River, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 24.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wye River was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Wye River 20.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 10.2% were in primary school, 12.2% in secondary school and 18.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wye River were English 32.0%, Australian 19.1%, Irish 12.0%, Scottish 11.1% and German 4.0%.

In Wye River, 73.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.7%, New Zealand 3.4%, Greece 3.0%, Germany 2.1% and Netherlands 1.3%.

In Wye River, 67.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wye River were No Religion 32.5%, Catholic 19.2%, Anglican 13.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 4.3% and Buddhism 3.4%.

In Wye River 84.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 1.3%, Greek 1.3%, Italian 1.3% and Macedonian 1.3%.

Employment

There were 116 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wye River. Of these 55.2% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 2.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wye River, 10.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wye River was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Wye River were Managers 30.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.3%, Professionals 11.6%, Labourers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Wye River, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 15.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 6.0%, Travel Agency and Tour Arrangement Services 3.4%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 2.6% and Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wye River was $527.

In Wye River, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 47.8%, Walked only 13.3% and Other 3.5%. 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 49.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wye River, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.4% provided care for children and 15.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.0% 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 Wye River, 29.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wye River, 32.7% were couple families with children, 67.3% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Wye River, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,656.

Employment status of couple families

In Wye River, of couple families with children, 12.8% had both partners employed full-time, 10.6% had both employed part-time and 19.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wye River, 15.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 84.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wye River, 96.5% 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 Wye River, of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 23.0% had 2 bedrooms and 54.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wye River, 47.7% were owned outright, 26.7% were owned with a mortgage and 19.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Wye River, of all households, 61.8% were family households, 34.8% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Wye River, 34.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.9% 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 Wye River, 43.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wye River, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) 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 Wye River, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Wye River, 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.