Wildes Meadow

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 259 people in Wildes Meadow. Of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wildes Meadow was 55 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.3% of the population.

Of people in Wildes Meadow aged 15 years and over, 65.9% were married and 11.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Wildes Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wildes Meadow 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.0% were in primary school, 23.4% in secondary school and 20.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wildes Meadow, 13.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 12.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wildes Meadow were English 30.3%, Australian 28.9%, Irish 13.2%, Scottish 11.8% and German 2.0%.

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 Wildes Meadow (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wildes Meadow, 79.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.8%, Scotland 2.0% and Cyprus 1.2%.

In Wildes Meadow, 55.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wildes Meadow, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 66.3%, England 8.1%, Poland 2.0%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6% and Scotland 1.6%.

In Wildes Meadow, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.6%, England 6.4%, Germany 2.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.4% and Scotland 2.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Wildes Meadow were No Religion, so described 27.5%, Anglican 25.1%, Catholic 20.0%, Not stated 13.7% and Uniting Church 5.9%. In Wildes Meadow, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (67.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wildes Meadow 85.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Greek 1.5%.

Employment

There were 132 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wildes Meadow. Of these 63.6% were employed full time, 34.1% 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 Wildes Meadow, 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wildes Meadow included Managers 35.4%, Professionals 26.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.7%, Labourers 7.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.3%, Sales Workers 3.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.1%.

Of the employed people in Wildes Meadow, the most common responses for industry of employment included Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 13.0%, Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 8.0%, Horse Farming 6.0%, Coal Mining 5.0% and House Construction 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wildes Meadow was $1,004.

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

In Wildes Meadow, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 58.7%, Worked at home 19.8%, Walked only 7.1%, Car, as passenger 3.2% and Other 3.2%. On the day, 2.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wildes Meadow, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.0% provided care for children and 14.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.5% 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 Wildes Meadow, 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wildes Meadow, 25.7% were couple families with children, 70.0% were couple families without children and 4.3% were one parent families.

In Wildes Meadow, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wildes Meadow, of couple families with children, 34.9% had both partners employed full-time, 4.8% had both employed part-time and 15.9% 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 Wildes Meadow, 68.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.9% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Wildes Meadow, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wildes Meadow, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 6.2% had 2 bedrooms and 37.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.7. The average household size was 2.4 people.

View the data quality statements for: Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD) Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Wildes Meadow, 51.0% were owned outright, 21.4% were owned with a mortgage and 24.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Wildes Meadow, of all households, 81.6% were family households, 13.3% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In Wildes Meadow, 20.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 31.0% 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 Wildes Meadow, 17.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 53.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wildes Meadow, 87.0% 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 Wildes Meadow, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Wildes Meadow, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Wildes Meadow, 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)