Werribee South (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 654 people in Werribee South (L) of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Werribee South (L) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

Of people in Werribee South (L) aged 15 years and over, 52.2% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Werribee South (L) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 29 years.

In Werribee South (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Werribee South (L) was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 36 years.

In Werribee South (L) 25.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.0% were in primary school, 13.7% in secondary school and 14.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Werribee South (L) were Australian 27.3%, English 26.9%, Irish 7.5%, Italian 6.2% and Scottish 5.8%.

In Werribee South (L), 71.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 2.8%, Italy 1.8%, Malta 1.5% and Scotland 1.4%.

In Werribee South (L), 52.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 33.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Werribee South (L) were Catholic 31.5%, No Religion 20.6%, Anglican 16.0%, Uniting Church 4.5% and Christian, nfd 4.0%.

In Werribee South (L) 85.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 3.1%, Maltese 1.4%, French 0.6%, Greek 0.5% and Spanish 0.5%.

Employment

There were 324 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Werribee South (L). Of these 61.4% were employed full time, 27.8% were employed part-time and 5.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Werribee South (L), 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Werribee South (L) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Werribee South (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.5%, Professionals 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.6%, Managers 10.7%, Sales Workers 10.1%, Labourers 9.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.8% and Community and Personal Service Workers 5.8%.

Of the employed people in Werribee South (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.2%, School Education 4.2%, Tertiary Education 3.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 2.9% and Accommodation 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Werribee South (L) was $601.

In Werribee South (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 73.2%, Car, as passenger 4.5%, Train 1.9%, Walked only 1.6% and Truck 1.0%. On the day, 4.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Werribee South (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.6% provided care for children and 14.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.4% 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 Werribee South (L), 20.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Werribee South (L), 37.7% were couple families with children, 49.1% were couple families without children and 11.4% were one parent families.

In Werribee South (L) 20.0% of single parents were male and 80.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Werribee South (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,928 and those without children was $2,045.

Employment status of couple families

In Werribee South (L), of couple families with children, 23.6% had both partners employed full-time, 1.9% had both employed part-time and 21.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Werribee South (L), 91.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Werribee South (L), 63.3% were separate houses, 7.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.3% were flats, units or apartments and 22.0% were other dwellings.

In Werribee South (L), of occupied private dwellings 13.1% had 1 bedroom, 10.4% had 2 bedrooms and 47.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Werribee South (L), 46.9% were owned outright, 26.2% were owned with a mortgage and 22.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Werribee South (L), of all households, 68.0% were family households, 29.7% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Werribee South (L), 24.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 7.8% 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 Werribee South (L), 35.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 20.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Werribee South (L), there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) 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 Werribee South (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Werribee South (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.