Wharparilla

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 433 people in Wharparilla of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wharparilla was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.0% of the population.

Of people in Wharparilla aged 15 years and over, 70.0% were married and 5.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wharparilla was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 20 years.

In Wharparilla, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wharparilla was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Wharparilla 28.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.5% were in primary school, 24.2% in secondary school and 4.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wharparilla were Australian 32.8%, English 30.9%, Scottish 9.8%, Irish 7.5% and German 4.9%.

In Wharparilla, 83.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.4%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

In Wharparilla, 79.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wharparilla were No Religion 24.3%, Anglican 24.1%, Catholic 19.4%, Uniting Church 9.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.2%.

In Wharparilla 91.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Filipino 0.7%.

Employment

There were 227 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wharparilla. Of these 55.1% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 4.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wharparilla, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wharparilla was 47 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The most common occupations in Wharparilla included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.0%, Sales Workers 13.8%, Labourers 13.4%, Managers 10.7%, Professionals 10.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Wharparilla, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.0%, Building Installation Services 4.5%, Sports and Physical Recreation Activities 4.5% and Road Freight Transport 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wharparilla was $545.

In Wharparilla, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 76.5%, Truck 1.8%, Train, bus, car as driver 1.8% and Walked only 1.8%. On the day, 1.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wharparilla, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 30.1% provided care for children and 12.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.2% 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 Wharparilla, 30.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wharparilla, 42.4% were couple families with children, 50.4% were couple families without children and 7.2% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In Wharparilla, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,041 and those without children was $1,281.

Employment status of couple families

In Wharparilla, of couple families with children, 16.7% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 32.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wharparilla, 76.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 23.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wharparilla, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wharparilla, of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 5.5% had 2 bedrooms and 43.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wharparilla, 37.7% were owned outright, 48.6% were owned with a mortgage and 11.6% were rented.

Household composition

In Wharparilla, of all households, 88.4% were family households, 11.6% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Wharparilla, 20.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.7% 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 Wharparilla, 15.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 55.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wharparilla, 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 Wharparilla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 4, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Wharparilla, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $250 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.