High Wycombe

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 11,781 people in High Wycombe of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in High Wycombe was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.6% of the population.

Of people in High Wycombe aged 15 years and over, 47.1% were married and 11.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in High Wycombe was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In High Wycombe, of people aged 15 years and over, 47.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in High Wycombe was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In High Wycombe 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 17.8% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in High Wycombe were English 32.0%, Australian 29.1%, Scottish 6.7%, Irish 6.1% and Italian 3.6%.

In High Wycombe, 70.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.0%, New Zealand 4.6%, Philippines 1.0%, Scotland 0.9% and South Africa 0.7%.

In High Wycombe, 50.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in High Wycombe were No Religion 27.4%, Catholic 22.8%, Anglican 21.2%, Christian, nfd 2.8% and Uniting Church 2.5%.

In High Wycombe 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.9%, Tagalog 0.5%, Filipino 0.4%, Maori (New Zealand) 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%.

Employment

There were 6,342 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in High Wycombe. Of these 64.3% were employed full time, 24.6% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in High Wycombe, 9.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in High Wycombe was 38 years and for people who were employed part-time was 38 years.

The most common occupations in High Wycombe included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 12.7%, Professionals 11.0%, Labourers 10.2%, Sales Workers 9.4%, Managers 9.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%.

Of the employed people in High Wycombe, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 5.7%, School Education 3.7%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.1% and Metal Ore Mining 2.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in High Wycombe was $700.

In High Wycombe, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.5%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Bus 4.1%, Walked only 1.5% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 6.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In High Wycombe, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.4% provided care for children and 9.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.7% 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 High Wycombe, 26.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in High Wycombe, 44.8% were couple families with children, 36.9% were couple families without children and 16.8% were one parent families.

In High Wycombe 22.9% of single parents were male and 77.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In High Wycombe, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,297 and those without children was $2,183.

Employment status of couple families

In High Wycombe, of couple families with children, 23.2% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 21.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In High Wycombe, 94.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in High Wycombe, 99.0% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In High Wycombe, of occupied private dwellings 0.7% had 1 bedroom, 6.1% had 2 bedrooms and 40.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in High Wycombe, 28.1% were owned outright, 50.0% were owned with a mortgage and 19.2% were rented.

Household composition

In High Wycombe, of all households, 77.1% were family households, 19.4% were single person households and 3.5% were group households.

In High Wycombe, 17.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 10.8% 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 High Wycombe, 29.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In High Wycombe, there were 291 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 156 (or 53.6%) were male and 135 (or 46.4%) were female. The median age was 17 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 High Wycombe, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,488.

In High Wycombe, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $280 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,109.