West Wimmera (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,251 people in West Wimmera (S) of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in West Wimmera (S) was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.1% of the population.

Of people in West Wimmera (S) aged 15 years and over, 56.4% were married and 10.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Wimmera (S) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In West Wimmera (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 58.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Wimmera (S) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In West Wimmera (S) 25.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 33.0% were in primary school, 26.6% in secondary school and 10.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Wimmera (S) were Australian 34.9%, English 32.1%, Scottish 8.7%, Irish 7.4% and German 6.4%.

In West Wimmera (S), 89.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.8%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.5%, United States of America 0.2% and Netherlands 0.2%.

In West Wimmera (S), 85.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 7.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Wimmera (S) were No Religion 21.6%, Uniting Church 21.1%, Anglican 17.5%, Catholic 16.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.4%.

In West Wimmera (S) 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.5%, Italian 0.2%, Greek 0.1%, Tamil 0.1% and Filipino 0.1%.

Employment

There were 2,095 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Wimmera (S). Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 29.8% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Wimmera (S), 10.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Wimmera (S) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in West Wimmera (S) included Managers 40.4%, Labourers 13.7%, Professionals 11.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 7.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5% and Sales Workers 4.4%.

Of the employed people in West Wimmera (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 39.1%, Hospitals 8.0%, School Education 5.0%, Local Government Administration 4.0% and Road Freight Transport 2.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Wimmera (S) was $487.

In West Wimmera (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 48.3%, Walked only 8.4%, Other 3.0%, Car, as passenger 2.8% and Truck 1.4%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 51.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Wimmera (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 71.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.1% provided care for children and 13.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 41.8% 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 West Wimmera (S), 23.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Wimmera (S), 39.1% were couple families with children, 49.7% were couple families without children and 10.0% were one parent families.

In West Wimmera (S) 30.2% of single parents were male and 69.8% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Wimmera (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,679 and those without children was $1,416.

Employment status of couple families

In West Wimmera (S), of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 5.5% had both employed part-time and 24.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Wimmera (S), 78.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Wimmera (S), 95.8% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

In West Wimmera (S), of occupied private dwellings 2.8% had 1 bedroom, 16.0% had 2 bedrooms and 52.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Wimmera (S), 54.7% were owned outright, 22.5% were owned with a mortgage and 18.3% were rented.

Household composition

In West Wimmera (S), of all households, 66.3% were family households, 32.4% were single person households and 1.3% were group households.

In West Wimmera (S), 36.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% 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 West Wimmera (S), 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Wimmera (S), there were 29 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 18 (or 62.1%) were male and 11 (or 37.9%) were female. The median age was 51 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 West Wimmera (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $350.

In West Wimmera (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $895.