Wisemans Ferry

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 184 people in Wisemans Ferry of these 53.8% were male and 46.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wisemans Ferry was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 20.0% of the population.

Of people in Wisemans Ferry aged 15 years and over, 37.5% were married and 27.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wisemans Ferry was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 44 years.

In Wisemans Ferry, of people aged 15 years and over, 38.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 21.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wisemans Ferry was 62 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 65 years.

In Wisemans Ferry 33.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.6% were in primary school, 9.7% in secondary school and 14.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wisemans Ferry were English 28.3%, Australian 27.8%, Irish 10.5%, Scottish 8.4% and Italian 4.6%.

In Wisemans Ferry, 67.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 3.2%, Czech Republic 2.7%, Scotland 2.2% and Switzerland 1.6%.

In Wisemans Ferry, 71.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 21.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wisemans Ferry were Anglican 36.4%, Catholic 17.1%, No Religion 13.4%, Uniting Church 3.7% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.2%.

In Wisemans Ferry 82.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.6%, Italian 1.6% and Oceanian Pidgins and Creoles, nec 1.6%.

Employment

There were 82 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wisemans Ferry. Of these 52.4% were employed full time, 40.2% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wisemans Ferry, 25.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wisemans Ferry was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 47 years.

The most common occupations in Wisemans Ferry included Technicians and Trades Workers 19.5%, Labourers 18.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Managers 12.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Professionals 7.3%, Sales Workers 3.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.7%.

Of the employed people in Wisemans Ferry, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.1%, Building Completion Services 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.8%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.8% and Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wisemans Ferry was $524.

In Wisemans Ferry, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 59.8%, Walked only 7.3%, Truck 6.1%, Car, as passenger 3.7% and Bus, car as driver 3.7%. On the day, 3.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 60.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wisemans Ferry, of people aged 15 years and over, 66.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.9% provided care for children and 11.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.1% 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 Wisemans Ferry, 22.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wisemans Ferry, 33.3% were couple families with children, 59.0% were couple families without children and 7.7% were one parent families.

In Wisemans Ferry 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wisemans Ferry, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,291 and those without children was $1,375.

Employment status of couple families

In Wisemans Ferry, of couple families with children, 8.6% had both partners employed full-time, 8.6% had both employed part-time and 20.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wisemans Ferry, 77.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 22.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wisemans Ferry, 91.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

In Wisemans Ferry, of occupied private dwellings 13.7% had 1 bedroom, 17.8% had 2 bedrooms and 35.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.1 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wisemans Ferry, 31.5% were owned outright, 35.6% were owned with a mortgage and 28.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Wisemans Ferry, of all households, 54.2% were family households, 40.3% were single person households and 5.6% were group households.

In Wisemans Ferry, 33.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% 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 Wisemans Ferry, 32.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wisemans Ferry, 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 Wisemans Ferry, 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 Wisemans Ferry, 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.