Willaston

2011 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type State Suburbs
Area code SSC40802
People 3,294
Male 1,602
Female 1,692
Median age 39
Families 956
Average children per family 1.7
All private dwellings 1,527
Average people per household 2.3
Median weekly household income $990
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,361
Median weekly rent $245
Average motor vehicles per dwelling 1.7

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Total 3,294 -- 1,596,572 -- 21,507,717 --
Male 1,602 48.6 787,218 49.3 10,634,013 49.4
Female 1,692 51.4 809,354 50.7 10,873,704 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 32 1.0 30,431 1.9 548,369 2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,294 people in Willaston of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.0% of the population.

Age
People
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
0-4 years 215 6.5 96,143 6.0 1,421,050 6.6
5-9 years 226 6.9 93,202 5.8 1,351,921 6.3
10-14 years 177 5.4 97,591 6.1 1,371,054 6.4
15-19 years 194 5.9 103,248 6.5 1,405,798 6.5
20-24 years 185 5.6 105,586 6.6 1,460,673 6.8
25-29 years 260 7.9 104,507 6.5 1,513,236 7.0
30-34 years 205 6.2 97,820 6.1 1,453,775 6.8
35-39 years 181 5.5 103,966 6.5 1,520,138 7.1
40-44 years 240 7.3 112,408 7.0 1,542,879 7.2
45-49 years 232 7.0 113,085 7.1 1,504,142 7.0
50-54 years 221 6.7 111,857 7.0 1,447,404 6.7
55-59 years 232 7.0 102,009 6.4 1,297,244 6.0
60-64 years 188 5.7 97,599 6.1 1,206,116 5.6
65-69 years 143 4.3 74,667 4.7 919,319 4.3
70-74 years 119 3.6 58,536 3.7 708,090 3.3
75-79 years 136 4.1 46,631 2.9 545,263 2.5
80-84 years 73 2.2 39,560 2.5 436,936 2.0
85 years and over 67 2.0 38,157 2.4 402,681 1.9
Median age 39 -- 39 -- 37 --

The median age of people in Willaston was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,238 46.3 633,439 48.4 8,461,114 48.7
Separated 112 4.2 38,964 3.0 529,280 3.0
Divorced 322 12.0 118,732 9.1 1,460,899 8.4
Widowed 162 6.1 83,000 6.3 949,634 5.5
Never married 839 31.4 435,501 33.3 5,962,769 34.3

Of people in Willaston aged 15 years and over, 46.3% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

Median age by registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Married 54 -- 52 -- 50 --
Separated 44 -- 49 -- 49 --
Divorced 51 -- 54 -- 54 --
Widowed 74 -- 79 -- 78 --
Never married 26 -- 25 -- 25 --

The median age of married people in Willaston was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 1,145 46.8 575,818 48.7 7,647,042 49.2
De facto marriage 305 12.5 113,166 9.6 1,476,369 9.5
Not married 997 40.7 492,206 41.7 6,413,399 41.3

In Willaston, of people aged 15 years and over, 46.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.5% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 53 -- 52 -- 50 --
De facto marriage 35 -- 36 -- 35 --
Not married 41 -- 36 -- 33 --

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Willaston was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Pre-school 43 4.9 20,581 4.5 332,844 5.1
Primary - Government 193 22.0 87,778 19.1 1,181,787 18.2
Primary - Catholic 45 5.1 26,164 5.7 359,062 5.5
Primary - Other Non Government 63 7.2 22,597 4.9 214,359 3.3
Secondary - Government 60 6.8 52,221 11.4 774,074 11.9
Secondary - Catholic 64 7.3 18,905 4.1 307,142 4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government 43 4.9 19,825 4.3 254,828 3.9
Technical or further education institution 79 9.0 34,842 7.6 473,606 7.3
University or tertiary institution 72 8.2 65,957 14.4 932,524 14.3
Other 22 2.5 11,101 2.4 161,660 2.5
Not Stated 194 22.1 98,694 21.5 1,511,694 23.2
Total 878 -- 458,665 -- 6,503,580 --

In Willaston 26.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.4% were in primary school, 19.0% in secondary school and 16.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,553 35.1 608,346 29.3 7,238,533 25.9
Australian 1,363 30.8 551,097 26.5 7,098,486 25.4
German 352 8.0 124,625 6.0 898,674 3.2
Scottish 303 6.8 128,042 6.2 1,792,622 6.4
Irish 295 6.7 121,248 5.8 2,087,758 7.5

The most common ancestries in Willaston were English 35.1%, Australian 30.8%, German 8.0%, Scottish 6.8% and Irish 6.7%.

Country of birth Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,635 80.0 1,170,788 73.3 15,017,847 69.8
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 324 9.8 102,680 6.4 911,593 4.2
Scotland 32 1.0 13,904 0.9 133,432 0.6
Germany 20 0.6 11,408 0.7 108,002 0.5
New Zealand 16 0.5 12,849 0.8 483,398 2.2
Netherlands 14 0.4 7,280 0.5 76,046 0.4

In Willaston, 80.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 9.8%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.6%, New Zealand 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

Birthplace of parents, stated responses Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 700 22.4 467,496 31.1 6,876,586 34.3
Father only born overseas 236 7.6 107,089 7.1 1,407,270 7.0
Mother only born overseas 210 6.7 75,325 5.0 989,220 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,976 63.3 853,040 56.8 10,757,087 53.7

In Willaston, 63.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion 1,017 30.9 448,524 28.1 4,796,787 22.3
Catholic 493 15.0 317,957 19.9 5,439,268 25.3
Anglican 486 14.8 200,441 12.6 3,679,907 17.1
Uniting Church 351 10.7 142,429 8.9 1,065,795 5.0
Lutheran 267 8.1 71,425 4.5 251,931 1.2

The most common responses for religion in Willaston were No Religion 30.9%, Catholic 15.0%, Anglican 14.8%, Uniting Church 10.7% and Lutheran 8.1%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Mandarin 10 0.3 16,497 1.0 336,410 1.6
German 8 0.2 7,460 0.5 80,371 0.4
Italian 7 0.2 33,293 2.1 299,834 1.4
Welsh 5 0.2 163 0.0 1,431 0.0
Filipino 4 0.1 2,973 0.2 55,400 0.3
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English only spoken at home 3,122 94.8 1,303,065 81.6 16,509,291 76.8
Households where two or more languages are spoken 42 3.1 100,682 16.3 1,579,949 20.4

In Willaston 94.8% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 0.3%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, Welsh 0.2% and Filipino 0.1%.

Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 1,009 60.5 445,076 56.7 6,367,554 59.7
Worked part-time 488 29.2 247,601 31.6 3,062,976 28.7
Away from work 92 5.5 46,683 6.0 627,797 5.9
Unemployed 80 4.8 44,968 5.7 600,133 5.6
Total in labour force 1,669 -- 784,328 -- 10,658,460 --

There were 1,669 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Willaston. Of these 60.5% were employed full time, 29.2% were employed part-time and 4.8% were unemployed.

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Employment - hours worked
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
1-15 hours per week 166 10.4 88,381 12.0 1,087,799 10.8
16-24 hours per week 143 9.0 72,516 9.8 947,792 9.4
25-34 hours per week 183 11.5 86,705 11.7 1,027,380 10.2
35-39 hours per week 324 20.3 146,289 19.8 1,808,879 18.0
40 hours or more per week 685 43.0 298,788 40.4 4,558,678 45.3

Of employed people in Willaston, 10.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.0% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Employed full-time 42 -- 42 -- 40 --
Employed part-time 41 -- 40 -- 40 --

The median age of people employed full-time in Willaston was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 277 17.4 104,586 14.1 1,425,146 14.2
Professionals 237 14.9 145,127 19.6 2,145,442 21.3
Labourers 214 13.4 82,328 11.1 947,608 9.4
Clerical and Administrative Workers 207 13.0 106,215 14.4 1,483,558 14.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 173 10.9 77,702 10.5 971,897 9.7
Sales Workers 157 9.9 70,882 9.6 942,140 9.4
Machinery Operators And Drivers 150 9.4 47,070 6.4 659,551 6.6
Managers 145 9.1 93,293 12.6 1,293,970 12.9

The most common occupations in Willaston included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.4%, Professionals 14.9%, Labourers 13.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.9%, Sales Workers 9.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.4% and Managers 9.1%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
School Education 79 5.0 33,978 4.6 467,373 4.6
Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 56 3.5 29,072 3.9 412,804 4.1
Residential Care Services 52 3.3 19,370 2.6 184,770 1.8
Hospitals 49 3.1 28,700 3.9 361,011 3.6
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 45 2.8 20,834 2.8 235,773 2.3

Of the employed people in Willaston, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.0%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%, Residential Care Services 3.3%, Hospitals 3.1% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.8%.

Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Personal 553 -- 534 -- 577 --
Family 1,186 -- 1,330 -- 1,481 --
Household 990 -- 1,044 -- 1,234 --

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Willaston was $553.

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Travel to work, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,131 71.0 471,363 63.8 6,059,972 60.2
Car, as passenger 60 3.8 39,169 5.3 537,638 5.3
Train 46 2.9 7,411 1.0 388,012 3.9
Walked only 33 2.1 23,623 3.2 377,043 3.7
Truck 17 1.1 5,882 0.8 104,746 1.0
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People who travelled to work by public transport 79 5.0 50,866 6.9 1,046,721 10.4
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger 1,194 75.1 512,288 69.3 6,620,840 65.8

In Willaston, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.0%, Car, as passenger 3.8%, Train 2.9%, Walked only 2.1% and Truck 1.1%. On the day, 5.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 1,942 72.7 936,604 71.5 12,149,347 70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 813 30.4 364,336 27.8 4,827,808 27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 296 11.1 154,651 11.8 1,896,957 10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 482 18.0 258,840 19.8 3,090,874 17.8

In Willaston, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.0% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours per week 536 20.0 282,493 21.6 3,883,357 22.4
5 to 14 hours per week 733 27.4 351,524 26.8 4,444,640 25.6
15 to 29 hours per week 378 14.1 168,882 12.9 2,075,154 12.0
30 hours or more per week 300 11.2 133,703 10.2 1,746,196 10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Willaston, 27.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Families

family composition | weekly incomes | employment status of couple families

Family composition

Family composition Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 402 42.1 174,668 40.6 2,150,301 37.8
Couple family with children 340 35.6 178,436 41.5 2,534,399 44.6
One parent family 200 20.9 70,082 16.3 901,637 15.9
Other family 14 1.5 7,064 1.6 97,722 1.7

Of the families in Willaston, 35.6% were couple families with children, 42.1% were couple families without children and 20.9% were one parent families.

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Male -- 21.3 -- 18.9 -- 17.6
Female -- 78.7 -- 81.1 -- 82.4

In Willaston 21.3% of single parents were male and 78.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Families without children 1,823 -- 1,906 -- 2,081 --
Families with children 1,850 -- 2,130 -- 2,310 --

In Willaston, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,850 and those without children was $1,823.

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Employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 145 19.5 68,246 19.3 1,015,165 21.7
Both employed, worked part-time 23 3.1 14,646 4.1 174,795 3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time 175 23.5 80,406 22.8 1,001,907 21.4
One employed full-time, other not working 115 15.5 48,840 13.8 736,322 15.7
One employed part-time, other not working 35 4.7 20,310 5.8 251,191 5.4
Both not working 164 22.0 76,963 21.8 899,598 19.2
Other 44 5.9 21,766 6.2 291,196 6.2
Labour force status not stated 43 5.8 21,930 6.2 314,529 6.7

In Willaston, of couple families with children, 19.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.1% had both employed part-time and 23.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household composition | mortgage & rent | number of motor vehicles

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,357 92.2 619,037 88.1 7,760,320 89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings 115 7.8 83,777 11.9 934,470 10.7

In Willaston, 92.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.8% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,161 85.6 494,471 79.9 5,864,574 75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 75 5.5 66,465 10.7 765,980 9.9
Flat, unit or apartment 117 8.6 54,968 8.9 1,056,237 13.6
Other dwelling 0 0.0 2,812 0.5 66,666 0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Willaston, 85.6% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes bedsitters) 0 0.0 1,690 0.3 42,160 0.5
1 bedroom 20 1.5 21,955 3.5 363,129 4.7
2 bedrooms 240 17.7 121,108 19.6 1,481,577 19.1
3 bedrooms 827 60.9 328,640 53.1 3,379,930 43.6
4 or more bedrooms 252 18.6 134,862 21.8 2,350,132 30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated 18 1.3 10,786 1.7 143,394 1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3 -- 3 -- 3.1 --
Average number of people per household 2.3 -- 2.4 -- 2.6 --

In Willaston, of occupied private dwellings 1.5% had 1 bedroom, 17.7% had 2 bedrooms and 60.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 388 28.6 203,281 32.8 2,488,149 32.1
Owned with a mortgage 588 43.4 218,402 35.3 2,709,433 34.9
Rented 349 25.8 172,727 27.9 2,297,458 29.6
Other tenure type 12 0.9 8,937 1.4 70,069 0.9
Tenure type not stated 18 1.3 15,694 2.5 195,213 2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Willaston, 28.6% were owned outright, 43.4% were owned with a mortgage and 25.8% were rented.

Household composition

Household composition Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 940 69.3 424,352 68.5 5,550,614 71.5
Single (or lone) person households 378 27.9 172,669 27.9 1,888,698 24.3
Group households 39 2.9 22,020 3.6 321,007 4.1

In Willaston, of all households, 69.3% were family households, 27.9% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

Household income Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $600 gross weekly income -- 26.6 -- 27.7 -- 23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income -- 4.0 -- 7.3 -- 11.2

In Willaston, 26.6% 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.

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Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Rent weekly payments Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent 245 -- 220 -- 285 --
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.4 -- 90.7 -- 89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 10.6 -- 9.3 -- 10.4

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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,361 -- 1,500 -- 1,800 --
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income -- 89.7 -- 91.2 -- 90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income -- 10.3 -- 8.8 -- 9.9

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.

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Number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
None 69 5.1 54,051 8.7 665,852 8.6
1 motor vehicle 545 40.1 227,462 36.7 2,778,576 35.8
2 motor vehicles 492 36.2 220,627 35.6 2,802,468 36.1
3 or more vehicles 227 16.7 99,481 16.1 1,279,134 16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated 25 1.8 17,417 2.8 234,292 3.0

In Willaston, 40.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people

selected people & dwelling characteristics

People characteristics

People characteristics Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 30 -- 30,430 -- 548,368 --
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Male 14 46.7 14,971 49.2 270,331 49.3
Female 16 53.3 15,459 50.8 278,037 50.7
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 13 -- 22 -- 21 --

In Willaston, there were 30 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 14 (or 46.7%) were male and 16 (or 53.3%) were female. The median age was 13 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.

Dwelling characteristics Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3 -- 3 -- 3.3 --
Average number of people per bedroom 1 -- 1.2 -- 1.2 --
Median household income 900 -- 842 -- 991 --

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Willaston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $900.

Mortgage and rent Willaston % Willaston South Australia % South Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 246 -- 166 -- 195 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,257 -- 1,306 -- 1,647 --

In Willaston, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $246 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,257.

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.