Wyee

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,337 people were usually resident in Wyee: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 2.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 20.7% of people usually resident in Wyee 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, 88.2% of people usually resident in Wyee were Australian citizens, 10.2% were born overseas and 0.7% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 51.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wyee were married, 13.0% were either separated or divorced, 7.9% were widowed and 27.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 81.8% of people usually resident in Wyee, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.3%, New Zealand 2.0%, Italy 0.6%, Scotland 0.5% and Ireland 0.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wyee were Anglican 29.6%, Catholic 23.1%, No Religion 16.3%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Baptist 3.2%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wyee were Italian 0.6%, Finnish 0.2%, Croatian 0.2%, German 0.2% and Dutch 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.8%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,015 people aged 15 years and over in Wyee were in the labour force. Of these 58.2% worked full-time, 28.7% worked part-time, 1.9% were away from work, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.4% were unemployed. 679 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wyee were Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.4%, Labourers 13.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.8%, Sales Workers 10.5%, Professionals 10.3%, Managers 9.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wyee, the most common responses for industry of employment included Road Freight Transport 4.6%, School Education 3.7%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%, Hospitals 2.8% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census in Wyee, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $380, the median family income was $1,080 and the median household income was $854.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 618 families in Wyee: of these 38.3% were couple families without children, 46.4% were couple families with children, 15.2% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 850 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wyee.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wyee, 78.2% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.6% were flats, units or apartments and 14.1% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Wyee, 37.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 38.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wyee, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 25.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 64.2% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wyee, the median weekly rent was $148. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,509. The average people per household was 2.7 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wyee, 70.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.3% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.