Wattle Bank

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 177 people in Wattle Bank. Of these 53.6% were male and 46.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wattle Bank was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.7% of the population.

Of people in Wattle Bank aged 15 years and over, 52.1% were married and 9.3% were either divorced or separated.

In Wattle Bank, of people aged 15 years and over, 50.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wattle Bank 32.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.5% were in primary school, 31.4% in secondary school and 5.9% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wattle Bank, 7.9% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.8% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wattle Bank were Australian 33.3%, English 30.2%, Scottish 9.1%, Irish 8.3% and Dutch 3.2%.

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 Wattle Bank (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wattle Bank, 84.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 3.0%.

In Wattle Bank, 70.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 8.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wattle Bank, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.6%, England 3.6%, South Africa 3.0%, New Zealand 1.8% and Netherlands 1.8%.

In Wattle Bank, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 83.0% and England 2.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Wattle Bank were No Religion, so described 38.3%, Not stated 18.9%, Anglican 17.1%, Catholic 16.6% and Uniting Church 6.3%. In Wattle Bank, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wattle Bank 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 91 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wattle Bank. Of these 46.2% were employed full time, 44.0% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Wattle Bank, 19.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wattle Bank included Technicians and Trades Workers 22.4%, Managers 21.2%, Professionals 11.8%, Sales Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Labourers 9.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Wattle Bank, the most common responses for industry of employment included Dairy Cattle Farming 12.8%, House Construction 12.8%, Site Preparation Services 8.5%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 8.5% and Water Supply 6.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wattle Bank was $629.

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

In Wattle Bank, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.7%, Worked at home 12.5%, Truck 6.8%, Car, as passenger 5.7% and Walked only 4.5%. On the day, 3.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 63.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wattle Bank, of people aged 15 years and over, 74.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.2% provided care for children and 14.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.3% 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 Wattle Bank, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 20.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wattle Bank, 39.1% were couple families with children, 43.5% were couple families without children and 17.4% were one parent families.

In Wattle Bank, 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wattle Bank, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 12.5% had both employed part-time and 21.9% 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 Wattle Bank, 88.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.9% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Wattle Bank, 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 Wattle Bank, of occupied private dwellings 6.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 46.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.8 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 Wattle Bank, 55.6% were owned outright, 37.0% were owned with a mortgage and 7.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Wattle Bank, of all households, 87.3% were family households, 12.7% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Wattle Bank, 21.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.3% 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 Wattle Bank, 15.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 48.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wattle Bank, 90.6% 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 Wattle Bank, 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 Wattle Bank, 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 Wattle Bank, 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)