Woodchester

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 414 people in Woodchester of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Woodchester was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 8.4% of the population.

Of people in Woodchester aged 15 years and over, 52.5% were married and 12.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Woodchester was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Woodchester, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Woodchester was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Woodchester 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were in primary school, 26.7% in secondary school and 11.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woodchester were English 32.8%, Australian 30.7%, German 10.7%, Scottish 8.9% and Irish 6.1%.

In Woodchester, 81.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.7%, Canada 0.7%, Ethiopia 0.7%, Germany 0.7% and Hungary 0.7%.

In Woodchester, 71.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Woodchester were No Religion 41.2%, Anglican 12.8%, Catholic 10.6%, Lutheran 6.3% and Uniting Church 6.0%.

In Woodchester 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Russian 1.0%, German 0.7%, French 0.7% and Hungarian 0.7%.

Employment

There were 224 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woodchester. Of these 57.6% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Woodchester, 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Woodchester was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Woodchester included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.8%, Managers 18.3%, Professionals 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5%, Sales Workers 7.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.0% and Labourers 7.0%.

Of the employed people in Woodchester, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 7.0%, School Education 5.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.7%, Building Installation Services 3.3% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woodchester was $631.

In Woodchester, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 71.8%, Car, as passenger 2.3%, Truck 1.9%, Bus, car as driver 1.9% and Walked only 1.4%. 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 75.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woodchester, of people aged 15 years and over, 86.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.6% provided care for children and 13.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 32.2% 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 Woodchester, 30.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woodchester, 50.0% were couple families with children, 39.8% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Woodchester 21.4% of single parents were male and 78.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Woodchester, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,636 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Woodchester, of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 27.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Woodchester, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woodchester, 98.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

In Woodchester, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 10.5% had 2 bedrooms and 48.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woodchester, 39.3% were owned outright, 56.0% were owned with a mortgage and 2.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Woodchester, of all households, 80.0% were family households, 16.0% were single person households and 4.0% were group households.

In Woodchester, 18.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.8% 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 Woodchester, 15.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 37.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Woodchester, 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 Woodchester, 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 Woodchester, 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.