South Wentworthville

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 6,197 people in South Wentworthville. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.1% of the population.

The median age of people in South Wentworthville was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.8% of the population.

Of people in South Wentworthville aged 15 years and over, 52.0% were married and 10.4% were either divorced or separated.

In South Wentworthville, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.6% were in a de facto marriage.

In South Wentworthville 30.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.4% were in primary school, 20.4% in secondary school and 19.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Wentworthville, 17.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Wentworthville were Lebanese 15.1%, Australian 13.7%, English 11.4%, Indian 7.4% and Chinese 5.0%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in South Wentworthville (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In South Wentworthville, 50.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 7.3%, Lebanon 6.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 3.1%, New Zealand 1.8% and Philippines 1.8%.

In South Wentworthville, 20.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 64.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In South Wentworthville, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 24.1%, Lebanon 16.9%, India 9.7%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.4% and Afghanistan 2.5%.

In South Wentworthville, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 26.7%, Lebanon 15.8%, India 9.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 4.5% and Philippines 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in South Wentworthville were Catholic 36.9%, No Religion, so described 11.3%, Islam 10.2%, Hinduism 9.0% and Not stated 8.0%. In South Wentworthville, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In South Wentworthville 40.9% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 18.3%, Mandarin 3.1%, Hindi 2.7%, Tamil 2.1% and Cantonese 1.9%.

Employment

There were 2,917 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Wentworthville. Of these 60.8% were employed full time, 26.2% were employed part-time and 7.4% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in South Wentworthville, 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in South Wentworthville included Professionals 20.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.0%, Managers 10.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.4% and Labourers 8.2%.

Of the employed people in South Wentworthville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 3.8%, Banking 2.5%, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%, Takeaway Food Services 2.2% and Electrical Services 1.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Wentworthville was $616.

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In South Wentworthville, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.0%, Train 6.4%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Train, bus 3.8% and Bus 3.6%. On the day, 17.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Wentworthville, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 11.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in South Wentworthville, 21.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Wentworthville, 54.4% were couple families with children, 25.5% were couple families without children and 18.2% were one parent families.

In South Wentworthville, 13.5% of single parents were male and 86.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In South Wentworthville, of couple families with children, 22.6% had both partners employed full-time, 2.9% had both employed part-time and 15.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Wentworthville, 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Wentworthville, 58.9% were separate houses, 38.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In South Wentworthville, of occupied private dwellings 3.0% had 1 bedroom, 23.6% had 2 bedrooms and 44.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Wentworthville, 27.1% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 34.3% were rented.

Household composition

In South Wentworthville, of all households, 76.9% were family households, 20.5% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In South Wentworthville, 18.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.3% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In South Wentworthville, 35.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In South Wentworthville, 80.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In South Wentworthville, 54.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 45.8% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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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.

In South Wentworthville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In South Wentworthville, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $420 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)