Great Western

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 400 people in Great Western. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Great Western was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.0% of the population.

Of people in Great Western aged 15 years and over, 62.3% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Great Western, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Great Western 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were in primary school, 24.1% in secondary school and 14.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Great Western, 8.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Great Western were English 31.2%, Australian 29.0%, Scottish 11.5%, Irish 9.1% and German 8.0%.

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 Great Western (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Great Western, 85.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.0%, Netherlands 1.5%, United States of America 1.2%, Germany 1.0% and New Zealand 0.7%.

In Great Western, 79.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Great Western, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 85.3%, England 4.6%, Netherlands 2.3%, New Zealand 1.0% and United States of America 1.0%.

In Great Western, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.2%, England 5.8%, Ireland 2.0%, Germany 2.0% and United States of America 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in Great Western were No Religion, so described 41.3%, Catholic 20.0%, Anglican 11.8%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Not stated 4.4%. In Great Western, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (56.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Great Western 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.8% and Tagalog 0.8%.

Employment

There were 199 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Great Western. Of these 55.3% were employed full time, 35.2% were employed part-time and 3.0% 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 Great Western, 9.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Great Western included Managers 19.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.8%, Professionals 15.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Labourers 9.5%, Sales Workers 6.3% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Great Western, the most common responses for industry of employment included Correctional and Detention Services 8.7%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 8.1%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 6.7%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 5.4% and Grape Growing 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Great Western was $537.

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

In Great Western, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.9%, Worked at home 15.1%, Walked only 4.5% and Car, as passenger 1.7%. 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 67.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Great Western, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.9% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.6% 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 Great Western, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Great Western, 37.9% were couple families with children, 51.7% were couple families without children and 10.3% were one parent families.

In Great Western, 37.5% of single parents were male and 62.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Great Western, of couple families with children, 13.5% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 25.0% 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 Great Western, 84.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Great Western, 98.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

In Great Western, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 14.0% had 2 bedrooms and 43.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 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 Great Western, 45.6% were owned outright, 34.5% were owned with a mortgage and 12.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Great Western, of all households, 73.9% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Great Western, 24.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.1% 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 Great Western, 25.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 29.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Great Western, 85.9% 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 Great Western, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 6 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 Great Western, 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 Great Western, 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)