Western Flat

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 211 people in Western Flat of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Western Flat was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.6% of the population.

Of people in Western Flat aged 15 years and over, 69.1% were married and 6.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Western Flat was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Western Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Western Flat was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 64 years.

In Western Flat 31.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 56.1% were in primary school, 22.7% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Western Flat were Australian 35.0%, English 33.2%, German 10.2%, Irish 8.0% and Scottish 6.9%.

In Western Flat, 95.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was Italy 2.4%.

In Western Flat, 90.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Western Flat were Uniting Church 23.0%, No Religion 21.6%, Anglican 14.1%, Catholic 14.1% and Lutheran 8.9%.

In Western Flat 97.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Italian 1.4%.

Employment

There were 121 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Western Flat. Of these 65.3% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Western Flat, 10.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 5.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 60.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Western Flat was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Western Flat were Managers 59.2%, Labourers 11.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.3%, Professionals 5.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 5.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 2.5%.

Of the employed people in Western Flat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 54.9%, Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 5.7%, Other Livestock Farming 4.1%, Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing 4.1% and School Education 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Western Flat was $365.

In Western Flat, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 32.5%, Walked only 6.7%, Truck 3.3% and Motorbike/scooter 2.5%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 33.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Western Flat, of people aged 15 years and over, 79.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 38.1% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 51.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Western Flat, 26.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Western Flat, 57.6% were couple families with children, 32.2% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Western Flat 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Western Flat, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,333 and those without children was $880.

Employment status of couple families

In Western Flat, of couple families with children, 34.0% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 32.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Western Flat, 67.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 33.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Western Flat, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Western Flat, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 4.3% had 2 bedrooms and 51.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Western Flat, 33.8% were owned outright, 43.7% were owned with a mortgage and 18.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Western Flat, of all households, 82.9% were family households, 12.9% were single person households and 4.3% were group households.

In Western Flat, 24.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.2% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Western Flat, 15.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 31.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 53.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Western Flat, there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Western Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Western Flat, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.