Waterford (WA)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,086 people in Waterford (WA) of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Waterford (WA) was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.6% of the population.

Of people in Waterford (WA) aged 15 years and over, 54.5% were married and 4.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Waterford (WA) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 22 years.

In Waterford (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 53.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 3.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Waterford (WA) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Waterford (WA) 36.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.7% were in primary school, 18.3% in secondary school and 45.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Waterford (WA) were Chinese 18.3%, English 17.9%, Australian 15.9%, Irish 5.4% and Italian 5.2%.

In Waterford (WA), 44.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Malaysia 6.6%, England 4.9%, Indonesia 4.7%, Singapore 3.9% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 2.8%.

In Waterford (WA), 24.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 64.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Waterford (WA) were Catholic 29.3%, No Religion 18.5%, Anglican 10.9%, Buddhism 8.9% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

In Waterford (WA) 58.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 7.5%, Cantonese 5.2%, Indonesian 3.6%, Arabic 2.7% and Italian 2.6%.

Employment

There were 1,175 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Waterford (WA). Of these 53.8% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 5.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Waterford (WA), 17.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Waterford (WA) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 34 years.

The most common occupations in Waterford (WA) included Professionals 33.4%, Managers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.7%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.6%, Labourers 6.8% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 2.6%.

Of the employed people in Waterford (WA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 7.3%, Tertiary Education 5.1%, School Education 5.0%, Legal and Accounting Services 4.0% and Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Waterford (WA) was $623.

In Waterford (WA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.5%, Car, as passenger 5.7%, Bus 3.8%, Walked only 3.5% and Train, bus 2.5%. On the day, 10.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Waterford (WA), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.4% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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 Waterford (WA), 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Waterford (WA), 49.4% were couple families with children, 37.2% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Waterford (WA) 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Waterford (WA), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,650 and those without children was $2,319.

Employment status of couple families

In Waterford (WA), of couple families with children, 20.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.3% had both employed part-time and 19.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Waterford (WA), 92.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Waterford (WA), 91.0% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Waterford (WA), of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 5.8% had 2 bedrooms and 14.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 4. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Waterford (WA), 51.9% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 18.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Waterford (WA), of all households, 82.1% were family households, 12.7% were single person households and 5.2% were group households.

In Waterford (WA), 13.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 27.8% 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 Waterford (WA), 20.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Waterford (WA), 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 Waterford (WA), 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 Waterford (WA), 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.