Wambo (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,084 people were counted in Wambo (S): of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Of the total population 2.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S) there were 1,264 children aged 0-14 years and 1,201 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), 4,837 people were Australian citizens, 248 were born overseas and 22 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), 65.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.2% were separated or divorced, 5.1% were widowed and 21.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), 91.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Wambo (S) were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.8%, Netherlands 0.3%, United States of America 0.2% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Wambo (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 25.8%, Catholic 22.9%, Presbyterian & Reformed 11.3%, Uniting Church 9.4% and No Religion 7.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Mandarin 0.2%, Japanese 0.2%, Netherlandic 0.1% and Italian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,548 people aged 15 years and over in Wambo (S) were in the labour force. Of these 67.0% worked full-time, 24.3% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 1,179 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 25.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.3%, Professionals 5.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.9%, Associate Professionals 3.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wambo (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 30.0%, Education 4.0%, Health Services 2.5%, Business Services 2.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 1.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), 1,429 families were counted: of these, 40.0% were couple families without children, 51.4% were couple families with children, 7.8% were one parent families and 0.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), 1,860 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Wambo (S), 93.9% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), 54.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.8% were being purchased and 15.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 5.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 91.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Wambo (S), 76.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.