Wheeler Heights

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2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Suburbs and Localities
Area code SAL14285
People 3,232
Male 48.8%
Female 51.2%
Median age 40
Families 882
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 1.1
All private dwellings 1,041
Average number of people per household 3.2
Median weekly household income $2,914
Median monthly mortgage repayments $3,198
Median weekly rent (b) $750
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 1,578 48.8 3,984,166 49.4 12,545,154 49.3
Female 1,657 51.2 4,087,995 50.6 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
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Indigenous status
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 20 0.6 278,043 3.4 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,149 97.4 7,404,499 91.7 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 62 1.9 389,616 4.8 1,234,112 4.9

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Age
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median age 40 N/A 39 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 205 6.3 468,056 5.8 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 245 7.6 500,810 6.2 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 273 8.4 501,135 6.2 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 241 7.4 457,896 5.7 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 191 5.9 496,185 6.1 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 121 3.7 555,967 6.9 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 132 4.1 586,057 7.3 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 187 5.8 580,185 7.2 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 245 7.6 522,984 6.5 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 276 8.5 516,915 6.4 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 285 8.8 500,027 6.2 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 223 6.9 490,155 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 132 4.1 471,628 5.8 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 130 4.0 416,493 5.2 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 114 3.5 372,234 4.6 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 110 3.4 268,110 3.3 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 84 2.6 183,409 2.3 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 46 1.4 183,895 2.3 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Married 1,421 56.6 3,124,151 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 49 2.0 209,657 3.2 674,590 3.2
Divorced 169 6.7 569,516 8.6 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 114 4.5 339,990 5.1 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 760 30.3 2,358,844 35.7 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,359 56.2 2,847,938 47.3 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 212 8.8 637,050 10.6 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 845 35.0 2,532,544 42.1 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Preschool 101 9.7 167,196 6.8 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 275 26.4 444,985 18.1 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 40 3.8 127,487 5.2 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 25 2.4 77,876 3.2 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 342 32.8 651,375 26.5 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 140 13.4 290,414 11.8 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 101 9.7 126,180 5.1 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 44 4.2 94,885 3.9 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 285 27.4 512,195 20.9 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 75 7.2 207,586 8.5 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 145 13.9 375,032 15.3 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 214 20.5 583,617 23.8 1,789,994 23.3
Other 19 1.8 74,331 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 74 7.1 465,268 19.0 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 695 27.7 1,838,502 27.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 332 13.2 616,322 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 96 3.8 216,768 3.3 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 364 14.5 771,009 11.7 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 413 16.4 954,987 14.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 95 3.8 212,538 3.2 958,803 4.6
Year 10 201 8.0 698,390 10.6 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 3 0.1 4,703 0.1 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 764 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 124 4.9 487,855 7.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 84 3.3 184,252 2.8 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 3 0.1 64,827 1.0 175,844 0.8
Not stated 109 4.3 549,965 8.3 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
English 1,461 45.2 2,404,990 29.8 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,196 37.0 2,307,549 28.6 7,596,753 29.9
Irish 402 12.4 735,340 9.1 2,410,833 9.5
Scottish 339 10.5 620,363 7.7 2,176,777 8.6
Italian 186 5.8 301,829 3.7 1,108,364 4.4

Note 1: 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
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Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 2,429 75.2 5,277,497 65.4 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 250 7.7 231,385 2.9 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 64 2.0 118,527 1.5 530,492 2.1
South Africa 28 0.9 49,740 0.6 189,207 0.7
United States of America 25 0.8 34,832 0.4 101,309 0.4
Netherlands 23 0.7 15,777 0.2 66,481 0.3

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,010 31.2 3,181,894 39.4 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 324 10.0 509,789 6.3 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 262 8.1 369,492 4.6 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 1,571 48.6 3,529,168 43.7 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 66 2.0 481,824 6.0 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,838 56.9 3,909,559 48.4 12,959,282 51.0
England 454 14.0 412,867 5.1 1,626,778 6.4
New Zealand 123 3.8 155,208 1.9 673,661 2.6
Italy 73 2.3 130,127 1.6 477,065 1.9
Netherlands 48 1.5 40,417 0.5 177,340 0.7

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Australia 1,894 58.6 4,053,583 50.2 13,383,605 52.6
England 400 12.4 365,398 4.5 1,488,479 5.9
New Zealand 111 3.4 148,110 1.8 650,743 2.6
Italy 60 1.9 106,001 1.3 391,399 1.5
Scotland 48 1.5 60,233 0.7 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,363 42.2 2,644,165 32.8 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 849 26.3 1,807,730 22.4 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 528 16.3 960,305 11.9 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 114 3.5 548,340 6.8 1,751,052 6.9
Uniting Church 90 2.8 172,132 2.1 673,260 2.6

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Wheeler Heights, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (53.6%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
German 40 1.2 20,161 0.2 70,247 0.3
Spanish 27 0.8 71,868 0.9 171,370 0.7
French 25 0.8 23,574 0.3 70,740 0.3
Italian 24 0.7 64,039 0.8 228,042 0.9
Portuguese 23 0.7 30,258 0.4 67,327 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 2,854 88.3 5,457,982 67.6 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 135 13.7 856,911 29.5 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,776 70.7 3,874,012 58.7 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 677 27.0 2,341,417 35.5 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 58 2.3 386,728 5.9 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 961 54.1 2,136,610 55.2 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 602 33.9 1,151,660 29.7 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 175 9.9 395,888 10.2 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 38 2.1 189,852 4.9 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 160 9.2 331,611 9.0 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 295 17.0 504,158 13.7 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 197 11.3 400,415 10.9 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 121 7.0 247,088 6.7 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 275 15.8 751,277 20.4 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 395 22.7 768,161 20.9 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 281 16.2 617,176 16.8 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Professionals 426 24.5 952,131 25.8 2,886,921 24.0
Managers 305 17.6 536,820 14.6 1,645,769 13.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 259 14.9 436,589 11.9 1,554,313 12.9
Clerical and Administrative Workers 252 14.5 480,612 13.0 1,525,311 12.7
Sales Workers 172 9.9 294,889 8.0 986,433 8.2
Community and Personal Service Workers 169 9.7 390,779 10.6 1,382,205 11.5
Labourers 82 4.7 300,966 8.2 1,086,120 9.0
Machinery Operators and Drivers 61 3.5 222,186 6.0 755,863 6.3

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 49 2.8 153,159 4.2 545,158 4.5
Primary Education 45 2.6 76,275 2.1 265,249 2.2
Computer System Design and Related Services 41 2.4 84,575 2.3 221,712 1.8
Supermarket and Grocery Stores 36 2.1 92,329 2.5 299,810 2.5
Accounting Services 34 2.0 51,332 1.4 146,553 1.2

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
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Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $1,027 N/A $813 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $3,049 N/A $2,185 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $2,914 N/A $1,829 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 745 42.9 1,587,613 43.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 38 2.2 117,143 3.2 466,904 3.9
Bus 23 1.3 34,408 0.9 175,085 1.5
Truck 18 1.0 26,390 0.7 76,657 0.6
Walked only 17 1.0 92,368 2.5 306,045 2.5
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 226 13.0 487,646 13.2 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 619 35.6 1,141,467 31.0 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 36 2.1 147,492 4.0 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 798 45.9 1,737,359 47.2 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 1,996 79.5 4,392,869 66.5 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 856 34.1 1,669,763 25.3 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 294 11.7 759,383 11.5 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 389 15.5 857,891 13.0 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 601 24.0 1,244,306 18.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 781 31.2 1,748,728 26.5 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 384 15.3 811,397 12.3 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 226 9.0 588,433 8.9 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Arthritis 180 5.6 679,359 8.4 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 205 6.3 625,835 7.8 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 88 2.7 227,981 2.8 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 17 0.5 62,706 0.8 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 100 3.1 388,747 4.8 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 88 2.7 316,840 3.9 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 12 0.4 77,272 1.0 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 24 0.7 135,909 1.7 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 206 6.4 646,412 8.0 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 24 0.7 73,269 0.9 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 217 6.7 626,827 7.8 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,186 67.6 4,925,422 61.0 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 200 6.2 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,324 71.9 5,240,109 64.9 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 545 16.9 1,480,498 18.3 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 120 3.7 456,604 5.7 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 44 1.4 240,117 3.0 772,142 3.0
Not stated 200 6.2 654,833 8.1 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Currently serving 3 0.1 24,512 0.4 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 32 1.3 127,657 1.9 496,276 2.4
Has never served 2,414 96.1 6,050,636 91.6 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 60 2.4 399,351 6.0 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 241 27.3 809,586 37.9 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 547 62.0 954,588 44.7 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 88 10.0 337,729 15.8 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 11 1.2 34,061 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
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Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male N/A 22.7 N/A 19.0 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 70.5 N/A 81.0 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
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Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 188 23.8 382,754 21.7 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 46 5.8 83,120 4.7 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 218 27.6 320,350 18.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 70 8.9 217,325 12.3 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 42 5.3 111,828 6.3 339,960 6.1
Both not working 123 15.6 403,262 22.9 1,163,744 21.0
Other 83 10.5 181,101 10.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 12 1.5 64,433 3.7 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 982 96.8 2,900,468 90.6 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 34 3.4 299,524 9.4 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Separate house 898 91.4 1,902,734 65.6 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 25 2.5 340,582 11.7 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 62 6.3 630,030 21.7 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 0 0.0 19,374 0.7 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
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Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 3 0.3 21,051 0.7 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 23 2.3 190,792 6.6 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 78 7.9 657,578 22.7 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 322 32.8 1,006,121 34.7 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 546 55.6 983,314 33.9 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 10 1.0 41,623 1.4 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.6 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 3.2 N/A 2.6 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
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Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
None 23 2.3 262,031 9.0 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 208 21.2 1,096,761 37.8 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 466 47.6 989,258 34.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 276 28.2 508,694 17.5 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 6 0.6 43,732 1.5 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

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Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Family households 850 87.0 2,065,107 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 111 11.4 723,716 25.0 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 16 1.6 111,646 3.8 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Owned outright 341 34.7 914,537 31.5 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 479 48.8 942,804 32.5 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 146 14.9 944,585 32.6 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 11 1.1 55,931 1.9 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 9 0.9 42,613 1.5 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 7.6 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 48.2 N/A 26.9 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
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Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 750 N/A 420 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 73 50.0 529,731 56.1 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 61 41.8 335,404 35.5 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 15 10.3 79,448 8.4 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
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Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 3,198 N/A 2,167 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 353 73.7 677,486 71.9 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 82 17.1 163,060 17.3 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 48 10.0 102,255 10.8 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Male 14 66.7 138,179 49.7 403,709 49.7
Female 7 33.3 139,862 50.3 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 20 N/A 23 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
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Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 4.4 N/A 3.1 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1.1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 4,750 N/A 1,558 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Wheeler Heights % Wheeler Heights New South Wales % New South Wales Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 900 N/A 340 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 4,025 N/A 1,755 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
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