Wyndham (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 610 people in Wyndham (NSW) of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Wyndham (NSW) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.0% of the population.

Of people in Wyndham (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 51.5% were married and 14.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wyndham (NSW) was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

In Wyndham (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wyndham (NSW) was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Wyndham (NSW) 34.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 17.1% were in primary school, 23.7% in secondary school and 7.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wyndham (NSW) were English 27.7%, Australian 26.7%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 6.7% and German 6.7%.

In Wyndham (NSW), 71.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.9%, Scotland 1.3%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 1.0% and Italy 0.7%.

In Wyndham (NSW), 69.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 18.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wyndham (NSW) were No Religion 33.3%, Anglican 15.0%, Catholic 11.1%, Uniting Church 3.6% and Christian, nfd 3.4%.

In Wyndham (NSW) 82.4% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 1.0%, Dutch 0.5%, Greek 0.5%, Spanish 0.5% and Italian 0.5%.

Employment

There were 239 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wyndham (NSW). Of these 44.4% were employed full time, 39.7% were employed part-time and 9.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wyndham (NSW), 12.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 17.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wyndham (NSW) was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 49 years.

The most common occupations in Wyndham (NSW) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Managers 13.7%, Labourers 13.2%, Professionals 12.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4% and Sales Workers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in Wyndham (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.5%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.6%, Forestry and Logging 4.6%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6% and Road Freight Transport 4.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wyndham (NSW) was $374.

In Wyndham (NSW), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 53.8%, Truck 4.1%, Car, as passenger 3.6%, Car as driver, car as passenger 3.2% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 1.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wyndham (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 69.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.8% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.7% 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 Wyndham (NSW), 24.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 15.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wyndham (NSW), 32.9% were couple families with children, 54.8% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In Wyndham (NSW) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wyndham (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $949 and those without children was $1,350.

Employment status of couple families

In Wyndham (NSW), of couple families with children, 10.7% had both partners employed full-time, 9.2% had both employed part-time and 13.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wyndham (NSW), 82.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wyndham (NSW), 97.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

In Wyndham (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 8.1% had 1 bedroom, 25.6% had 2 bedrooms and 40.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wyndham (NSW), 50.0% were owned outright, 28.8% were owned with a mortgage and 18.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Wyndham (NSW), of all households, 71.8% were family households, 26.8% were single person households and 1.4% were group households.

In Wyndham (NSW), 44.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.6% 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 Wyndham (NSW), 36.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wyndham (NSW), there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 70.0%) were male and 3 (or 30.0%) were female. The median age was 10 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 Wyndham (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $483.

In Wyndham (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $125 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.