Waurn Ponds

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 2,326 people were usually resident in Waurn Ponds: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 27.3% of people usually resident in Waurn Ponds were children aged 0-14 years, and 12.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 30 years.

In the 2006 Census, 91.2% of people usually resident in Waurn Ponds were Australian citizens, 13.6% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 61.7% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Waurn Ponds were married, 6.7% were either separated or divorced, 2.2% were widowed and 29.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 83.2% of people usually resident in Waurn Ponds, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 3.5%, India 2.1%, Scotland 0.9%, Malaysia 0.9% and China 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Waurn Ponds were Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 20.5%, Anglican 15.3%, Uniting Church 10.6% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Waurn Ponds were Hindi 0.9%, Italian 0.6%, Croatian 0.5%, Shona 0.4% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.7%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 1,271 people aged 15 years and over in Waurn Ponds were in the labour force. Of these 57.7% worked full-time, 31.2% worked part-time, 3.9% were away from work, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.0% were unemployed. 387 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Waurn Ponds were Professionals 18.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.3%, Sales Workers 12.8%, Managers 11.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.3%, Labourers 6.5% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.4%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Waurn Ponds, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 5.5%, School Education 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.9% and Tertiary Education 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Waurn Ponds, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $551, the median family income was $1,419 and the median household income was $1,319.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 621 families in Waurn Ponds: of these 32.4% were couple families without children, 57.6% were couple families with children, 8.5% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 739 occupied private dwellings were counted in Waurn Ponds.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Waurn Ponds, 99.2% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Waurn Ponds, 21.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 63.7% were owned with a mortgage and 12.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Waurn Ponds, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 73.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 22.8% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Waurn Ponds, the median weekly rent was $245. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,490. The average people per household was 3.1 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Waurn Ponds, 83.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.0% were single (or lone) person households and 3.8% were group households.