West Wyalong

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,042 people in West Wyalong of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

The median age of people in West Wyalong was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.2% of the population.

Of people in West Wyalong aged 15 years and over, 53.3% were married and 9.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Wyalong was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In West Wyalong, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Wyalong was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In West Wyalong 26.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.0% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 15.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Wyalong were Australian 36.4%, English 31.5%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 9.0% and German 3.9%.

In West Wyalong, 91.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 1.3%, New Zealand 0.7%, Papua New Guinea 0.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 0.3% and South Africa 0.3%.

In West Wyalong, 86.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Wyalong were Catholic 31.3%, Anglican 27.1%, No Religion 11.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 8.7% and Uniting Church 7.4%.

In West Wyalong 95.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) 0.3%, Filipino 0.2% and Wiradjuri 0.1%.

Employment

There were 1,452 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Wyalong. Of these 61.5% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Wyalong, 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Wyalong was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in West Wyalong included Managers 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.7%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 14.0%, Professionals 11.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%, Labourers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Sales Workers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in West Wyalong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 11.6%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 8.0%, School Education 6.7%, Local Government Administration 6.7% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Wyalong was $487.

In West Wyalong, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 54.2%, Walked only 8.5%, Car, as passenger 7.7%, Bus 3.3% and Truck 2.0%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Wyalong, of people aged 15 years and over, 69.1% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.6% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.1% 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 Wyalong, 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Wyalong, 38.3% were couple families with children, 49.2% were couple families without children and 12.2% were one parent families.

In West Wyalong 25.0% of single parents were male and 75.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Wyalong, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,956 and those without children was $1,508.

Employment status of couple families

In West Wyalong, of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.9% had both employed part-time and 23.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Wyalong, 85.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Wyalong, 90.2% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

In West Wyalong, of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 15.2% had 2 bedrooms and 47.7% 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 Wyalong, 42.6% were owned outright, 27.7% were owned with a mortgage and 25.5% were rented.

Household composition

In West Wyalong, of all households, 66.1% were family households, 31.9% were single person households and 2.0% were group households.

In West Wyalong, 32.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.9% 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 Wyalong, 37.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Wyalong, there were 129 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 68 (or 52.7%) were male and 61 (or 47.3%) were female. The median age was 22 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 Wyalong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,140.

In West Wyalong, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $150 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,352.