Wallaroo Mines

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 408 people in Wallaroo Mines of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Wallaroo Mines was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.7% of the population.

Of people in Wallaroo Mines aged 15 years and over, 48.4% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wallaroo Mines was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Wallaroo Mines, of people aged 15 years and over, 49.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wallaroo Mines was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Wallaroo Mines 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.0% were in primary school, 35.6% in secondary school and 11.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wallaroo Mines were English 37.1%, Australian 31.1%, German 6.6%, Irish 6.4% and Scottish 5.4%.

In Wallaroo Mines, 82.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 7.1%, France 1.2%, Germany 1.0%, Netherlands 1.0% and Scotland 0.7%.

In Wallaroo Mines, 71.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wallaroo Mines were No Religion 39.3%, Catholic 12.0%, Uniting Church 10.5%, Anglican 8.0% and Jehovah's Witnesses 6.1%.

In Wallaroo Mines 94.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were French 1.0%, German 0.7% and Dutch 0.7%.

Employment

There were 172 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wallaroo Mines. Of these 50.0% were employed full time, 33.1% were employed part-time and 11.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wallaroo Mines, 16.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wallaroo Mines was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Wallaroo Mines included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 15.7%, Labourers 15.1%, Managers 14.5%, Sales Workers 13.8%, Professionals 8.2%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.0%.

Of the employed people in Wallaroo Mines, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 7.5%, Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 4.4%, School Education 4.4%, Automotive Repair and Maintenance 4.4% and Building Completion Services 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wallaroo Mines was $337.

In Wallaroo Mines, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.2%, Walked only 5.0%, Car, as passenger 4.4%, Truck 1.9% and Bicycle 1.9%. 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 71.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wallaroo Mines, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.4% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.9% 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 Wallaroo Mines, 27.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wallaroo Mines, 38.3% were couple families with children, 44.2% were couple families without children and 15.0% were one parent families.

In Wallaroo Mines 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wallaroo Mines, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,042 and those without children was $1,208.

Employment status of couple families

In Wallaroo Mines, of couple families with children, 11.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 17.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wallaroo Mines, 89.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wallaroo Mines, 98.1% were separate houses, 1.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wallaroo Mines, of occupied private dwellings 3.1% had 1 bedroom, 22.5% had 2 bedrooms and 52.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wallaroo Mines, 43.8% were owned outright, 41.9% were owned with a mortgage and 11.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Wallaroo Mines, of all households, 73.1% were family households, 24.4% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Wallaroo Mines, 34.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.0% 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 Wallaroo Mines, 36.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wallaroo Mines, there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 65 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 Wallaroo Mines, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Wallaroo Mines, 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.