Werri Beach

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 562 people in Werri Beach. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Werri Beach was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.7% of the population.

Of people in Werri Beach aged 15 years and over, 58.4% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Werri Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

In Werri Beach 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.5% were in primary school, 30.5% in secondary school and 15.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Werri Beach, 10.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 17.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Werri Beach were Australian 34.8%, English 32.3%, Irish 12.4%, Scottish 7.9% and German 2.1%.

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 Werri Beach (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Werri Beach, 87.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.8%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.6%, Ireland 0.6% and United States of America 0.6%.

In Werri Beach, 73.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Werri Beach, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 84.1%, England 5.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and United States of America 0.7%.

In Werri Beach, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.9%, England 5.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.1% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Werri Beach were No Religion, so described 32.5%, Anglican 20.2%, Catholic 19.6%, Uniting Church 11.2% and Not stated 6.4%. In Werri Beach, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (61.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Werri Beach 94.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 0.5% and Spanish 0.5%.

Employment

There were 264 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Werri Beach. Of these 50.8% were employed full time, 42.0% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Werri Beach, 16.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Werri Beach included Professionals 22.7%, Managers 17.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 8.3%, Labourers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 6.1%.

Of the employed people in Werri Beach, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 6.6%, Cafes and Restaurants 6.2%, Primary Education 6.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.7% and Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Werri Beach was $702.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Werri Beach, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.5%, Worked at home 9.7%, Car, as passenger 1.9%, Truck 1.9% and Train 1.2%. On the day, 1.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Werri Beach, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.4% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 30.0% 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 Werri Beach, 24.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Werri Beach, 42.9% were couple families with children, 46.0% were couple families without children and 9.3% were one parent families.

In Werri Beach, 23.1% of single parents were male and 76.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Werri Beach, of couple families with children, 15.3% had both partners employed full-time, 2.2% had both employed part-time and 24.8% 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 Werri Beach, 68.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Werri Beach, 89.8% were separate houses, 10.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Werri Beach, of occupied private dwellings 5.4% had 1 bedroom, 17.2% had 2 bedrooms and 42.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Werri Beach, 50.8% were owned outright, 25.9% were owned with a mortgage and 23.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Werri Beach, of all households, 78.7% were family households, 19.3% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Werri Beach, 18.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 16.5% 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 Werri Beach, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Werri Beach, 88.4% 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 Werri Beach, 36.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 63.6% were female. The median age was 48 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Werri Beach, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $2,149.

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

In Werri Beach, 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.

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