Wallaroo Mines

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 430 people in Wallaroo Mines. Of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Wallaroo Mines was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.0% of the population.

Of people in Wallaroo Mines aged 15 years and over, 44.1% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Wallaroo Mines, of people aged 15 years and over, 44.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 14.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wallaroo Mines 28.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 15.2% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wallaroo Mines, 11.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wallaroo Mines were Australian 34.8%, English 32.7%, German 9.0%, Irish 4.8% and Scottish 3.4%.

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 Wallaroo Mines (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wallaroo Mines, 77.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.4%, Scotland 0.9%, India 0.9%, New Zealand 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

In Wallaroo Mines, 66.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wallaroo Mines, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 71.5%, England 8.5%, Germany 2.5%, Scotland 1.4% and Wales 1.1%.

In Wallaroo Mines, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 74.6%, England 9.5%, Scotland 1.7%, Philippines 1.2% and India 0.9%.

The most common responses for religion in Wallaroo Mines were No Religion, so described 37.1%, Uniting Church 15.4%, Not stated 13.3%, Catholic 12.9% and Anglican 7.7%. In Wallaroo Mines, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (54.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wallaroo Mines 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Telugu 0.9%.

Employment

There were 181 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wallaroo Mines. Of these 48.1% were employed full time, 26.5% were employed part-time and 17.1% 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 Wallaroo Mines, 13.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 7.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wallaroo Mines included Labourers 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Sales Workers 15.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.5%, Professionals 8.8% and Managers 6.8%.

Of the employed people in Wallaroo Mines, the most common responses for industry of employment included Supermarket and Grocery Stores 11.5%, Cured Meat and Smallgoods Manufacturing 8.3%, Car Retailing 6.2%, Building and Other Industrial Cleaning Services 6.2% and Other Residential Building Construction 5.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wallaroo Mines was $431.

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

In Wallaroo Mines, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 72.2%, Car, as passenger 9.0%, Walked only 4.2%, Car as driver, car as passenger 2.1% and Worked at home 2.1%. 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 82.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wallaroo Mines, of people aged 15 years and over, 68.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 15.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.2% 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 Wallaroo Mines, 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wallaroo Mines, 38.1% were couple families with children, 47.8% were couple families without children and 14.2% were one parent families.

In Wallaroo Mines, 18.2% of single parents were male and 81.8% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wallaroo Mines, of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 9.5% had both employed part-time and 9.5% 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 Wallaroo Mines, 91.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.0% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wallaroo Mines, 97.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wallaroo Mines, of occupied private dwellings 4.4% had 1 bedroom, 17.5% had 2 bedrooms and 53.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 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 Wallaroo Mines, 33.5% were owned outright, 43.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Wallaroo Mines, of all households, 68.3% were family households, 27.4% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In Wallaroo Mines, 34.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 0.0% 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 Wallaroo Mines, 32.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 38.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wallaroo Mines, 75.3% 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 Wallaroo Mines, 73.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 26.7% were female. The median age was 19 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 Wallaroo Mines, 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 $1,624.

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

In Wallaroo Mines, 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)