Walker Flat

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 302 people in Walker Flat of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Walker Flat was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 26.0% of the population.

Of people in Walker Flat aged 15 years and over, 61.7% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Walker Flat was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 43 years.

In Walker Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Walker Flat was 60 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Walker Flat 18.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 25.9% in secondary school and 5.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Walker Flat were English 31.7%, Australian 31.0%, German 16.1%, Scottish 5.8% and Irish 4.3%.

In Walker Flat, 78.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.3%, Germany 3.0%, Netherlands 3.0%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.3% and South Eastern Europe (includes Yugoslavia) 1.3%.

In Walker Flat, 69.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Walker Flat were No Religion 28.7%, Anglican 14.3%, Lutheran 12.7%, Catholic 10.7% and Uniting Church 10.3%.

In Walker Flat 92.0% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Serbian 1.7%, German 1.0% and Dutch 1.0%.

Employment

There were 108 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walker Flat. Of these 43.5% were employed full time, 40.7% were employed part-time and 9.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Walker Flat, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Walker Flat was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 53 years.

The most common occupations in Walker Flat included Managers 26.0%, Labourers 22.9%, Professionals 12.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.4%, Sales Workers 5.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.2%.

Of the employed people in Walker Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 11.6%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.5%, Mushroom and Vegetable Growing 7.4%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 5.3% and Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing 5.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walker Flat was $347.

In Walker Flat, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.3%, Walked only 7.3% and Car, as passenger 4.2%. 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 57.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Walker Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.3% provided care for children and 17.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.4% 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 Walker Flat, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 19.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Walker Flat, 22.7% were couple families with children, 71.6% were couple families without children and 5.7% were one parent families.

In Walker Flat 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Walker Flat, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $500 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Walker Flat, of couple families with children, 7.1% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 10.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Walker Flat, 22.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 77.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walker Flat, 96.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

In Walker Flat, of occupied private dwellings 6.3% had 1 bedroom, 32.3% had 2 bedrooms and 42.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walker Flat, 67.2% were owned outright, 18.4% were owned with a mortgage and 9.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Walker Flat, of all households, 71.0% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Walker Flat, 40.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 2.7% 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 Walker Flat, 31.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 23.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Walker Flat, 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 Walker Flat, 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 Walker Flat, 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.