Whites Valley

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 295 people in Whites Valley. Of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Whites Valley was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 11.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.4% of the population.

Of people in Whites Valley aged 15 years and over, 57.3% were married and 8.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Whites Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

In Whites Valley 18.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.9% were in primary school, 33.9% in secondary school and 15.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Whites Valley, 15.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 15.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.3% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Whites Valley were English 42.6%, Australian 29.9%, Scottish 7.7%, Irish 7.5% and German 5.5%.

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 Whites Valley (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Whites Valley, 79.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 10.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, Netherlands 1.4%, Scotland 1.0% and Germany 1.0%.

In Whites Valley, 60.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Whites Valley, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 69.5%, England 17.1%, New Zealand 3.1%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

In Whites Valley, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.2%, England 16.7%, Scotland 2.1%, Netherlands 2.1% and New Zealand 1.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Whites Valley were No Religion, so described 45.1%, Anglican 16.5%, Uniting Church 10.2%, Not stated 9.2% and Catholic 7.7%. In Whites Valley, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (50.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Whites Valley 96.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Dutch 1.0%.

Employment

There were 173 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whites Valley. Of these 48.6% were employed full time, 39.9% were employed part-time and 2.3% 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 Whites Valley, 9.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Whites Valley included Managers 27.5%, Professionals 15.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.5%, Labourers 7.6% and Sales Workers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Whites Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Grape Growing 19.4%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 5.4%, House Construction 4.3%, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 4.3% and Road Freight Transport 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whites Valley was $608.

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

In Whites Valley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.7%, Worked at home 20.2%, Truck 4.8%, Walked only 3.0% and Car, as passenger 1.8%. 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 68.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Whites Valley, 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 9.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.7% 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 Whites Valley, 35.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Whites Valley, 38.3% were couple families with children, 48.9% were couple families without children and 12.8% were one parent families.

In Whites Valley, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Whites Valley, of couple families with children, 9.6% had both partners employed full-time, 8.2% had both employed part-time and 32.9% 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 Whites Valley, 87.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.1% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Whites Valley, 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 Whites Valley, of occupied private dwellings 2.7% had 1 bedroom, 6.2% had 2 bedrooms and 52.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.5 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 Whites Valley, 41.3% were owned outright, 45.0% were owned with a mortgage and 13.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Whites Valley, of all households, 78.4% were family households, 18.9% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Whites Valley, 16.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 13.0% 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 Whites Valley, 18.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Whites Valley, 90.3% 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 Whites Valley, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 100.0% 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 Whites Valley, 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 Whites Valley, 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)