Wandering

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 355 people were usually resident in Wandering: of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 21.4% of people usually resident in Wandering were children aged 0-14 years, and 32.4% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 43 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.5% of people usually resident in Wandering were Australian citizens, 9.3% were born overseas and 0.0% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 65.6% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wandering were married, 15.4% were either separated or divorced, 2.9% were widowed and 17.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 80.0% of people usually resident in Wandering, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 5.4%, Scotland 2.0%, Netherlands 1.1% and Canada 0.8%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Wandering were Anglican 35.2%, No Religion 21.1%, Catholic 13.5%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.4%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common response for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Wandering was Dutch 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.3%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 184 people aged 15 years and over in Wandering were in the labour force. Of these 62.0% worked full-time, 22.8% worked part-time, 4.3% were away from work, 6.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.3% were unemployed. 69 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Wandering were Managers 58.0%, Labourers 13.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.4%, Professionals 6.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.1% and Community and Personal Service Workers 4.0%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wandering, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 58.0%, School Education 5.7%, Other Construction Services 4.0%, Local Government Administration 3.4% and Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 2.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Wandering, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $473, the median family income was $1,006 and the median household income was $828.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 102 families in Wandering: of these 52.9% were couple families without children, 41.2% were couple families with children, 5.9% 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 147 occupied private dwellings were counted in Wandering.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Wandering, 97.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Wandering, 49.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.0% were owned with a mortgage and 18.4% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Wandering, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 11.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 74.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Wandering, the median weekly rent was $0. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $780. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Wandering, 66.0% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.