Willows Gemfields (L)

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 114 people in Willows Gemfields (L). Of these 60.0% were male and 40.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Willows Gemfields (L) was 66 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 2.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 54.3% of the population.

Of people in Willows Gemfields (L) aged 15 years and over, 43.6% were married and 21.4% were either divorced or separated.

In Willows Gemfields (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 36.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Willows Gemfields (L) 11.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Willows Gemfields (L), 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.7% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Willows Gemfields (L) were Australian 37.8%, English 24.5%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 6.3% and German 4.2%.

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 Willows Gemfields (L) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Willows Gemfields (L), 76.4% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.5%, Germany 2.8% and Philippines 2.8%.

In Willows Gemfields (L), 62.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 22.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Willows Gemfields (L), the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.2%, England 11.2%, New Zealand 3.7%, Scotland 2.8% and Germany 2.8%.

In Willows Gemfields (L), the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.4%, England 13.9%, Scotland 2.8%, Germany 2.8% and Philippines 2.8%.

The most common responses for religion in Willows Gemfields (L) were No Religion, so described 29.2%, Anglican 27.4%, Catholic 15.9%, Not stated 9.7% and Uniting Church 7.1%. In Willows Gemfields (L), Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (65.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Willows Gemfields (L) 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 31 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Willows Gemfields (L). Of these 61.3% were employed full time, 16.1% were employed part-time and 22.6% 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 Willows Gemfields (L), 0.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 25.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Willows Gemfields (L) were Managers 45.0%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 30.0% and Labourers 25.0%.

Of the employed people in Willows Gemfields (L), the only responses for industry of employent were Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 23.5%, Coal Mining 23.5%, Accommodation 17.6% and Road Freight Transport 17.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Willows Gemfields (L) was $384.

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In Willows Gemfields (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 58.8% and Worked at home 23.5%. 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 65.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Willows Gemfields (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 3.6% provided care for children and 12.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 27.8% 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 Willows Gemfields (L), 19.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Willows Gemfields (L), 0.0% were couple families with children, 88.0% were couple families without children and 12.0% were one parent families.

In Willows Gemfields (L), 0.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Willows Gemfields (L), of couple families with children, 0.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Willows Gemfields (L), 86.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Willows Gemfields (L), 74.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 8.0% were other dwellings.

In Willows Gemfields (L), of occupied private dwellings 20.9% had 1 bedroom, 38.8% had 2 bedrooms and 25.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 1.9. The average household size was 1.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Willows Gemfields (L), 67.2% were owned outright, 23.9% were owned with a mortgage and 4.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Willows Gemfields (L), of all households, 36.8% were family households, 57.4% were single person households and 5.9% were group households.

In Willows Gemfields (L), 55.6% 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 Willows Gemfields (L), 40.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Willows Gemfields (L), 66.2% 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 Willows Gemfields (L), 57.1% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 42.9% were female. The median age was 9 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 Willows Gemfields (L), 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 Willows Gemfields (L), 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)