Wirrina Cove

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 135 people in Wirrina Cove. Of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Wirrina Cove was 57 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 6.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.6% of the population.

Of people in Wirrina Cove aged 15 years and over, 39.2% were married and 25.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Wirrina Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 36.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 16.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wirrina Cove 25.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 9.7% were in primary school, 9.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wirrina Cove, 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 23.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wirrina Cove were Australian 33.3%, English 27.0%, Scottish 5.7%, Irish 5.2% and French 2.9%.

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 Wirrina Cove (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wirrina Cove, 68.2% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.8%, Fiji 2.3%, India 2.3% and United States of America 2.3%.

In Wirrina Cove, 48.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wirrina Cove, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 58.6%, England 11.7%, Fiji 2.3%, France 2.3% and India 2.3%.

In Wirrina Cove, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 59.8%, England 10.3%, United States of America 4.3%, Fiji 2.6% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Wirrina Cove were No Religion, so described 34.5%, Not stated 20.1%, Anglican 12.2%, Catholic 9.4% and Uniting Church 9.4%. In Wirrina Cove, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (51.9%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wirrina Cove 78.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Spanish 2.3% and Hindi 2.3%.

Employment

There were 47 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wirrina Cove. Of these 42.6% were employed full time, 44.7% were employed part-time and 6.4% 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 Wirrina Cove, 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 23.1% worked 16 to 24 hours and 30.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Wirrina Cove were Technicians and Trades Workers 29.3%, Managers 19.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 14.6%, Labourers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.8%, Professionals 7.3% and Sales Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Wirrina Cove, the only responses for industry of employent were Accommodation 47.4%, Wine and Other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing 21.1% and Cafes and Restaurants 15.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wirrina Cove was $437.

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

In Wirrina Cove, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 57.9% and Worked at home 13.2%. 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 53.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wirrina Cove, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.1% provided care for children and 8.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.6% 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 Wirrina Cove, 17.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 22.0% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wirrina Cove, 17.5% were couple families with children, 67.5% were couple families without children and 15.0% were one parent families.

In Wirrina Cove, 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wirrina Cove, of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 11.5% had both employed part-time and 19.2% 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 Wirrina Cove, 49.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 50.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wirrina Cove, 51.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 36.7% were flats or apartments and 11.7% were other dwellings.

In Wirrina Cove, of occupied private dwellings 32.3% had 1 bedroom, 23.1% had 2 bedrooms and 32.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.3. The average household size was 1.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wirrina Cove, 37.1% were owned outright, 21.0% were owned with a mortgage and 41.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Wirrina Cove, of all households, 52.5% were family households, 42.4% were single person households and 5.1% were group households.

In Wirrina Cove, 34.5% 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 Wirrina Cove, 61.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 20.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wirrina Cove, 77.6% 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 Wirrina Cove, 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 Wirrina Cove, 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 Wirrina Cove, 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)