White Patch

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 112 people in White Patch of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in White Patch was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 14.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 27.2% of the population.

Of people in White Patch aged 15 years and over, 69.1% were married and 11.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in White Patch was 61 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In White Patch, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in White Patch was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In White Patch 21.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.5% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 62.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in White Patch were Australian 32.7%, English 30.8%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 5.0% and German 3.1%.

In White Patch, 68.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 14.0%, New Zealand 4.4%, Germany 3.5%, Netherlands 3.5% and Sweden 2.6%.

In White Patch, 47.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in White Patch were Anglican 25.4%, Catholic 19.3%, No Religion 18.4%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Buddhism 3.5%.

In White Patch 92.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Swedish 2.6% and French 2.6%.

Employment

There were 56 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in White Patch. Of these 46.4% were employed full time, 48.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in White Patch, 32.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in White Patch was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in White Patch included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Professionals 14.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.7%, Labourers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Managers 9.1%, Sales Workers 9.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.5%.

Of the employed people in White Patch, the most common responses for industry of employment included Building Structure Services 6.9%, Waste Treatment, Disposal and Remediation Services 5.2%, Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling 5.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.2% and Electrical and Electronic Goods Retailing 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in White Patch was $389.

In White Patch, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.2%, Car, as passenger 14.3% and Bicycle 5.4%. 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 83.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In White Patch, of people aged 15 years and over, 94.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.5% provided care for children and 13.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.4% 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 White Patch, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 34.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in White Patch, 31.4% were couple families with children, 68.6% were couple families without children and 0.0% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In White Patch, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $4,500 and those without children was $1,562.

Employment status of couple families

In White Patch, of couple families with children, 20.0% had both partners employed full-time, 8.6% had both employed part-time and 11.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In White Patch, 82.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Patch, 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 White Patch, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Patch, 57.8% were owned outright, 31.1% were owned with a mortgage and 11.1% were rented.

Household composition

In White Patch, of all households, 83.0% were family households, 17.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In White Patch, 30.8% 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 White Patch, 11.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 51.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In White Patch, 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 White Patch, 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 White Patch, 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.