Willoughby East

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,819 people in Willoughby East of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Willoughby East was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 27.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.8% of the population.

Of people in Willoughby East aged 15 years and over, 61.7% were married and 6.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Willoughby East was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 23 years.

In Willoughby East, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 5.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Willoughby East was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 48 years.

In Willoughby East 35.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.3% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Willoughby East were Australian 26.8%, English 25.2%, Irish 9.2%, Scottish 7.8% and Chinese 5.7%.

In Willoughby East, 71.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 2.5%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.5%, Italy 1.3% and South Africa 1.0%.

In Willoughby East, 48.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 34.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Willoughby East were Catholic 30.4%, Anglican 23.6%, No Religion 23.4%, Buddhism 2.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 1.9%.

In Willoughby East 80.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Cantonese 3.5%, Italian 1.8%, Armenian 1.3%, Mandarin 1.2% and Greek 1.1%.

Employment

There were 876 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Willoughby East. Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 31.5% were employed part-time and 3.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Willoughby East, 11.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Willoughby East was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Willoughby East included Professionals 39.5%, Managers 22.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.8%, Sales Workers 7.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 4.3%, Labourers 2.4% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 1.9%.

Of the employed people in Willoughby East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Legal and Accounting Services 7.1%, Depository Financial Intermediation 6.2%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 4.2%, Computer System Design and Related Services 4.2% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Willoughby East was $877.

In Willoughby East, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 47.4%, Bus 18.8%, Car, as passenger 4.9%, Bicycle 2.7% and Walked only 2.6%. On the day, 23.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 52.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Willoughby East, of people aged 15 years and over, 78.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 37.8% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 24.9% 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 Willoughby East, 28.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Willoughby East, 65.6% were couple families with children, 22.8% were couple families without children and 11.0% were one parent families.

In Willoughby East 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Willoughby East, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,823 and those without children was $3,111.

Employment status of couple families

In Willoughby East, of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.8% had both employed part-time and 27.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Willoughby East, 93.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Willoughby East, 96.3% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

In Willoughby East, of occupied private dwellings 1.6% had 1 bedroom, 13.7% had 2 bedrooms and 40.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 3.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Willoughby East, 43.4% were owned outright, 39.5% were owned with a mortgage and 14.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Willoughby East, of all households, 87.4% were family households, 11.9% were single person households and 0.7% were group households.

In Willoughby East, 12.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 37.4% 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 Willoughby East, 35.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 47.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 10.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Willoughby East, 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 Willoughby East, 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 Willoughby East, 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.