Wiluna (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,639 people were counted in Wiluna (S): of these 74.6% were male and 25.4% were female. Of the total population 22.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S) there were 135 children aged 0-14 years and 177 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), 1,227 people were Australian citizens, 321 were born overseas and 4 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), 40.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.4% were separated or divorced, 1.5% were widowed and 46.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), 64.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Wiluna (S) were New Zealand 7.3%, England 4.9%, Scotland 0.6%, Ireland 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Wiluna (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 19.0%, Anglican 16.7%, Catholic 16.6%, Seventh-day Adventist 11.3% and Uniting Church 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Central Aboriginal, nec 8.1%, Italian 0.5%, German 0.4%, Maori (New Zealand) 0.4% and Polish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 67.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,079 people aged 15 years and over in Wiluna (S) were in the labour force. Of these 78.9% worked full-time, 17.1% worked part-time, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.7% were unemployed. 201 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 17.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 16.6%, Professionals 10.1%, Associate Professionals 8.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.8%, Managers and Administrators 4.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 1.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wiluna (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 34.1%, Services to Mining 9.6%, Construction Trade Services 3.4%, Government Administration 3.4% and Agriculture 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), 89 families were counted: of these, 43.8% were couple families without children, 36.0% were couple families with children, 20.2% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), 178 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Wiluna (S), 51.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 46.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), 15.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 1.7% were being purchased and 11.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 15.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 75.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Wiluna (S), 41.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 38.8% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.