Wurdong Heights

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 462 people in Wurdong Heights. Of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wurdong Heights was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.2% of the population.

Of people in Wurdong Heights aged 15 years and over, 60.7% were married and 10.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Wurdong Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 60.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wurdong Heights 28.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.3% were in primary school, 30.0% in secondary school and 10.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wurdong Heights, 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 26.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wurdong Heights were Australian 35.7%, English 33.3%, Scottish 8.5%, Irish 5.4% and German 5.4%.

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

In Wurdong Heights, 83.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.3%, New Zealand 3.6% and South Africa 1.6%.

In Wurdong Heights, 66.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wurdong Heights, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 75.1%, England 7.3%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.5% and Germany 1.5%.

In Wurdong Heights, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.4%, England 7.3%, New Zealand 3.1%, South Africa 2.2% and Fiji 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Wurdong Heights were No Religion, so described 28.9%, Anglican 25.3%, Catholic 19.2%, Not stated 6.6% and Uniting Church 6.2%. In Wurdong Heights, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wurdong Heights 94.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Afrikaans 0.7%.

Employment

There were 238 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wurdong Heights. Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 26.9% were employed part-time and 8.4% 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 Wurdong Heights, 12.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wurdong Heights included Technicians and Trades Workers 20.9%, Professionals 17.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 16.6%, Labourers 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.9%, Managers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.2% and Sales Workers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Wurdong Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included Alumina Production 9.1%, Aluminium Smelting 9.1%, Primary Education 6.1%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.5% and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wurdong Heights was $657.

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In Wurdong Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.1%, Ferry, car as driver 3.2%, Car, as passenger 2.7%, Worked at home 2.7% and Bus, ferry, car as driver 1.8%. On the day, 5.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 71.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wurdong Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 83.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.6% 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 Wurdong Heights, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wurdong Heights, 47.9% were couple families with children, 44.6% were couple families without children and 5.0% were one parent families.

In Wurdong Heights, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wurdong Heights, of couple families with children, 20.6% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 20.6% 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 Wurdong Heights, 96.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.9% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wurdong Heights, 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 Wurdong Heights, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 4.1% had 2 bedrooms and 31.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wurdong Heights, 33.1% were owned outright, 53.8% were owned with a mortgage and 11.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Wurdong Heights, of all households, 83.8% were family households, 14.2% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In Wurdong Heights, 11.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 27.0% 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 Wurdong Heights, 12.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 41.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wurdong Heights, 88.9% 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 Wurdong 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 Wurdong 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 Wurdong 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)