Wattle Camp

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 517 people in Wattle Camp. Of these 52.5% were male and 47.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Wattle Camp was 49 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.0% of the population.

Of people in Wattle Camp aged 15 years and over, 49.1% were married and 18.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Wattle Camp, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wattle Camp 24.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 40.5% were in primary school, 19.8% in secondary school and 8.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wattle Camp, 12.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wattle Camp were Australian 31.8%, English 31.0%, Irish 7.7%, Scottish 6.8% and German 6.4%.

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 Camp (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wattle Camp, 81.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.3%, England 2.7%, Philippines 1.4%, Scotland 0.6% and Belgium 0.6%.

In Wattle Camp, 70.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wattle Camp, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 77.3%, England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.2%, Scotland 1.8% and Philippines 1.4%.

In Wattle Camp, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 78.3%, England 4.9%, New Zealand 3.0%, Philippines 2.0% and Scotland 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Wattle Camp were No Religion, so described 38.6%, Anglican 18.4%, Catholic 12.5%, Not stated 9.0% and Uniting Church 4.9%. In Wattle Camp, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (53.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wattle Camp 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 148 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wattle Camp. Of these 41.9% were employed full time, 35.1% were employed part-time and 12.2% 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 Camp, 19.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wattle Camp included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.0%, Labourers 13.8%, Professionals 12.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.2%, Sales Workers 10.3% and Managers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Wattle Camp, the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 8.1%, Meat Processing 7.0%, Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 4.7%, Electrical Services 4.7% and Takeaway Food Services 4.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wattle Camp was $390.

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

In Wattle Camp, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 67.2%, Car, as passenger 6.0% and Worked at home 6.0%. 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 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wattle Camp, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.6% provided care for children and 20.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.1% 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 Camp, 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wattle Camp, 32.4% were couple families with children, 50.0% were couple families without children and 17.6% were one parent families.

In Wattle Camp, 13.0% of single parents were male and 87.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wattle Camp, of couple families with children, 5.0% had both partners employed full-time, 2.5% had both employed part-time and 12.6% 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 Camp, 82.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wattle Camp, 97.1% 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 Camp, of occupied private dwellings 7.8% had 1 bedroom, 25.9% had 2 bedrooms and 40.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wattle Camp, 48.2% were owned outright, 36.9% were owned with a mortgage and 11.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Wattle Camp, of all households, 69.1% were family households, 26.1% were single person households and 4.8% were group households.

In Wattle Camp, 39.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.6% 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 Camp, 40.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wattle Camp, 72.1% 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 Camp, 41.7% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 58.3% were female. The median age was 34 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 Wattle Camp, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.4 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,024.

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

In Wattle Camp, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,289.

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