Worrowing Heights

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 506 people in Worrowing Heights. Of these 43.8% were male and 56.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Worrowing Heights was 77 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 3.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 85.4% of the population.

Of people in Worrowing Heights aged 15 years and over, 56.7% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Worrowing Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Worrowing Heights 10.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.3% were in primary school, 8.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Worrowing Heights, 6.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Worrowing Heights were English 37.4%, Australian 31.8%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.2% and German 2.7%.

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 Worrowing Heights (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Worrowing Heights, 71.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.1%, Germany 2.4%, Scotland 1.4%, Greece 1.4% and Northern Ireland 1.0%.

In Worrowing Heights, 61.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Worrowing Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.2%, England 14.2%, Scotland 2.6%, Germany 1.4% and Italy 1.4%.

In Worrowing Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.4%, England 12.7%, Germany 2.4%, Greece 1.4% and Scotland 1.2%.

The most common responses for religion in Worrowing Heights were Anglican 30.7%, Catholic 21.6%, No Religion, so described 20.8%, Not stated 8.0% and Uniting Church 6.6%. In Worrowing Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (76.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Worrowing Heights 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 1.4%, German 1.2%, Spanish 0.6%, Italian 0.6% and Maltese 0.6%.

Employment

There were 39 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Worrowing Heights. Of these 30.8% were employed full time, 53.8% were employed part-time and 7.7% 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 Worrowing Heights, 44.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 11.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Worrowing Heights were Professionals 24.2%, Labourers 24.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Sales Workers 12.1%, Managers 9.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 9.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.1%.

Of the employed people in Worrowing Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Secondary Education 23.8%, Defence 19.0%, House Construction 14.3%, Postal Services 14.3% and Accounting Services 14.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Worrowing Heights was $444.

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

In Worrowing Heights, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 80.0% and Worked at home 10.0%. 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 73.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Worrowing Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 5.5% provided care for children and 10.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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 Worrowing Heights, 19.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Worrowing Heights, 6.4% were couple families with children, 90.4% were couple families without children and 3.2% were one parent families.

In Worrowing Heights, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Worrowing Heights, of couple families with children, 3.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Worrowing Heights, 94.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 5.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Worrowing Heights, 92.1% were separate houses, 7.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Worrowing Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 57.7% had 2 bedrooms and 32.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.4. The average household size was 1.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Worrowing Heights, 55.0% were owned outright, 4.3% were owned with a mortgage and 6.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Worrowing Heights, of all households, 57.1% were family households, 41.5% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Worrowing Heights, 32.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 3.1% 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 Worrowing Heights, 64.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 5.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Worrowing Heights, 65.3% 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 Worrowing Heights, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Worrowing Heights, 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 Worrowing Heights, 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)