White Gums

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 163 people in White Gums of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.0% of the population.

The median age of people in White Gums was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

Of people in White Gums aged 15 years and over, 42.1% were married and 20.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in White Gums was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In White Gums, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in White Gums was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 28 years.

In White Gums 29.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 14.9% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 8.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in White Gums were English 29.1%, Australian 26.9%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 7.2% and German 4.5%.

In White Gums, 76.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.1%, Colombia 1.8%, Philippines 1.8% and United Arab Emirates 1.8%.

In White Gums, 72.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in White Gums were No Religion 34.6%, Catholic 14.2%, Anglican 9.9%, Uniting Church 5.6% and Lutheran 4.9%.

In White Gums 83.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Spanish 2.5%.

Employment

There were 96 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in White Gums. Of these 66.7% were employed full time, 17.7% were employed part-time and 4.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in White Gums, 7.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in White Gums was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in White Gums included Managers 20.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.0%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 13.8%, Professionals 12.8%, Labourers 7.4%, Sales Workers 6.4% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in White Gums, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 10.8%, Road Freight Transport 7.5%, Building Completion Services 6.5%, Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing 5.4% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in White Gums was $859.

In White Gums, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.4%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Truck 4.3% and Motorbike/scooter 3.2%. 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 76.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In White Gums, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.6% provided care for children and 16.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.8% 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 White Gums, 30.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in White Gums, 36.6% were couple families with children, 46.3% were couple families without children and 17.1% were one parent families.

In White Gums 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In White Gums, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,125 and those without children was $1,708.

Employment status of couple families

In White Gums, of couple families with children, 25.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 16.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In White Gums, 95.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Gums, 56.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 43.1% were other dwellings.

In White Gums, of occupied private dwellings 18.6% had 1 bedroom, 13.6% had 2 bedrooms and 13.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.6. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Gums, 50.0% were owned outright, 28.3% were owned with a mortgage and 11.7% were rented.

Household composition

In White Gums, of all households, 57.4% were family households, 36.1% were single person households and 6.6% were group households.

In White Gums, 9.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 17.1% 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 White Gums, 25.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In White Gums, there were 14 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 42.9%) were male and 8 (or 57.1%) were female. The median age was 55 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 White Gums, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,083.

In White Gums, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $4,767.