West Arthur (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 868 people in West Arthur (S) of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of the population.

The median age of people in West Arthur (S) was 44 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.2% of the population.

Of people in West Arthur (S) aged 15 years and over, 65.1% were married and 9.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Arthur (S) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In West Arthur (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 66.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Arthur (S) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In West Arthur (S) 22.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 47.2% were in primary school, 8.0% in secondary school and 10.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Arthur (S) were Australian 37.7%, English 34.0%, Scottish 7.7%, Irish 5.5% and German 4.0%.

In West Arthur (S), 87.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.6%, Philippines 0.9%, Scotland 0.6% and Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3%.

In West Arthur (S), 74.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Arthur (S) were Anglican 33.9%, No Religion 24.6%, Catholic 15.9%, Uniting Church 8.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.2%.

In West Arthur (S) 96.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.6%, Filipino 0.6%, German 0.3%, Afrikaans 0.3% and Tagalog 0.3%.

Employment

There were 479 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Arthur (S). Of these 64.5% were employed full time, 24.8% were employed part-time and 1.7% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in West Arthur (S), 10.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 59.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Arthur (S) was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in West Arthur (S) included Managers 55.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.9%, Labourers 7.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 7.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.3%, Professionals 4.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 2.6% and Sales Workers 1.9%.

Of the employed people in West Arthur (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 53.0%, Local Government Administration 5.8%, School Education 4.5%, Road Passenger Transport 2.1% and Metal Ore Mining 1.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Arthur (S) was $500.

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In West Arthur (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 37.7%, Walked only 7.7%, Car, as passenger 2.8%, Other 2.6% and Truck 1.7%. On the day, 1.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 41.0% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Arthur (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.7% provided care for children and 8.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 36.5% 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 Arthur (S), 25.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 20.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Arthur (S), 41.6% were couple families with children, 51.4% were couple families without children and 7.1% were one parent families.

In West Arthur (S) 27.8% of single parents were male and 72.2% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Arthur (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,125 and those without children was $1,125.

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Employment status of couple families

In West Arthur (S), of couple families with children, 26.0% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 19.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Arthur (S), 74.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 25.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Arthur (S), 93.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

In West Arthur (S), of occupied private dwellings 2.5% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 50.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Arthur (S), 48.9% were owned outright, 20.9% were owned with a mortgage and 25.7% were rented.

Household composition

In West Arthur (S), of all households, 73.6% were family households, 25.3% were single person households and 1.1% were group households.

In West Arthur (S), 29.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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.

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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.

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Number of motor vehicles

In West Arthur (S), 21.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 36.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Arthur (S), there were 9 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 33.3%) were male and 6 (or 66.7%) were female. The median age was 54 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 Arthur (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $625.

In West Arthur (S), 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.