Waterloo Corner

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 1,225 people in Waterloo Corner. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Waterloo Corner was 54 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 32.9% of the population.

Of people in Waterloo Corner aged 15 years and over, 57.5% were married and 11.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Waterloo Corner, of people aged 15 years and over, 57.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 6.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Waterloo Corner 27.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.4% were in primary school, 15.0% in secondary school and 11.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Waterloo Corner, 16.2% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 11.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 3.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Waterloo Corner were English 23.6%, Australian 17.4%, Italian 13.3%, Vietnamese 11.8% and Irish 4.4%.

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 Waterloo Corner (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Waterloo Corner, 53.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 11.1%, Vietnam 8.9%, Italy 4.4%, Cambodia 2.0% and Greece 1.2%.

In Waterloo Corner, 30.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 49.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Waterloo Corner, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 34.1%, Vietnam 15.2%, England 13.0%, Italy 10.3% and Cambodia 3.0%.

In Waterloo Corner, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 35.2%, Vietnam 15.3%, England 12.7%, Italy 9.5% and Cambodia 3.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Waterloo Corner were Catholic 25.7%, No Religion, so described 16.5%, Anglican 14.7%, Not stated 13.7% and Buddhism 13.1%. In Waterloo Corner, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Waterloo Corner 58.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 14.3%, Italian 6.6%, Khmer 3.9%, Greek 1.6% and Arabic 1.3%.

Employment

There were 400 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Waterloo Corner. Of these 50.2% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 7.8% 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 Waterloo Corner, 15.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 36.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Waterloo Corner included Managers 31.7%, Labourers 15.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.7%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.1%, Professionals 6.2% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Waterloo Corner, the most common responses for industry of employment included Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) 22.9%, Road Freight Transport 5.5%, Aged Care Residential Services 4.5%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8% and Vegetable Growing (Under Cover) 3.1%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Waterloo Corner was $398.

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

In Waterloo Corner, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.6%, Worked at home 16.8%, Walked only 5.3%, Car, as passenger 4.5% and Truck 2.2%. 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 60.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Waterloo Corner, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 12.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 11.8% 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 Waterloo Corner, 21.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 7.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Waterloo Corner, 33.1% were couple families with children, 58.7% were couple families without children and 8.1% were one parent families.

In Waterloo Corner, 32.3% of single parents were male and 67.7% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Waterloo Corner, of couple families with children, 12.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 10.2% 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 Waterloo Corner, 91.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.8% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Waterloo Corner, 99.3% 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 Waterloo Corner, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 26.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.9% 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 Waterloo Corner, 63.1% were owned outright, 19.0% were owned with a mortgage and 13.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Waterloo Corner, of all households, 70.6% were family households, 26.7% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Waterloo Corner, 32.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.7% 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 Waterloo Corner, 45.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 21.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Waterloo Corner, 70.3% 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 Waterloo Corner, 30.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 70.0% were female. The median age was 14 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 Waterloo Corner, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2 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 Waterloo Corner, 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)