Woden Valley

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 31,992 people were usually resident in Woden Valley: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 16.8% of people usually resident in Woden Valley were children aged 0-14 years, and 28.5% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 40 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.1% of people usually resident in Woden Valley were Australian citizens, 25.2% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 50.3% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Woden Valley were married, 10.5% were either separated or divorced, 6.1% were widowed and 33.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 69.0% of people usually resident in Woden Valley, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.8%, India 1.4%, New Zealand 1.3%, China 1.1% and Germany 0.9%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Woden Valley were Catholic 27.9%, No Religion 23.0%, Anglican 16.2%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Woden Valley were Italian 1.3%, Mandarin 1.2%, Greek 1.1%, Cantonese 0.9% and German 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 79.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 16,941 people aged 15 years and over in Woden Valley were in the labour force. Of these 64.8% worked full-time, 26.3% worked part-time, 4.0% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.0% were unemployed. 8,233 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Woden Valley were Professionals 35.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 18.2%, Managers 17.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Sales Workers 6.6%, Labourers 3.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.8%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Woden Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Central Government Administration 20.8%, Hospitals 4.5%, Defence 4.2%, School Education 4.0% and Tertiary Education 3.3%.

In the 2006 Census in Woden Valley, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $769, the median family income was $1,884 and the median household income was $1,471.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 8,408 families in Woden Valley: of these 41.7% were couple families without children, 43.5% were couple families with children, 13.1% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 13,186 occupied private dwellings were counted in Woden Valley.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Woden Valley, 68.3% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Woden Valley, 35.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.3% were owned with a mortgage and 29.9% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Woden Valley, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 49.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 18.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.7% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Woden Valley, the median weekly rent was $250. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517. The average people per household was 2.4 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Woden Valley, 63.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.2% were single (or lone) person households and 4.4% were group households.