Williamstown North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 1,544 people in Williamstown North of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Williamstown North was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.6% of the population.

Of people in Williamstown North aged 15 years and over, 38.9% were married and 17.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Williamstown North was 49 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Williamstown North, of people aged 15 years and over, 39.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Williamstown North was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Williamstown North 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 20.9% in secondary school and 26.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Williamstown North were English 25.2%, Australian 24.0%, Irish 9.4%, Scottish 7.9% and Italian 4.7%.

In Williamstown North, 70.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.0%, New Zealand 1.9%, India 1.7%, Scotland 1.4% and Germany 1.2%.

In Williamstown North, 52.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 37.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Williamstown North were No Religion 27.8%, Catholic 27.6%, Anglican 11.8%, Eastern Orthodox 4.5% and Uniting Church 4.2%.

In Williamstown North 81.1% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 1.9%, Greek 1.5%, German 1.4%, Arabic 1.4% and Cantonese 0.8%.

Employment

There were 798 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Williamstown North. Of these 60.2% were employed full time, 25.4% were employed part-time and 7.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Williamstown North, 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Williamstown North was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Williamstown North included Professionals 25.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.8%, Managers 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.5%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.9%, Sales Workers 6.4% and Labourers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Williamstown North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, Road Freight Transport 4.2%, School Education 3.7%, Legal and Accounting Services 3.0% and Tertiary Education 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Williamstown North was $576.

In Williamstown North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.6%, Train 12.4%, Car, as passenger 3.7%, Bicycle 3.1% and Walked only 2.3%. On the day, 16.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 61.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Williamstown North, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.8% 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 Williamstown North, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 9.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 6.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Williamstown North, 41.6% were couple families with children, 39.9% were couple families without children and 16.8% were one parent families.

In Williamstown North 15.4% of single parents were male and 84.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Williamstown North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,725 and those without children was $2,650.

Employment status of couple families

In Williamstown North, of couple families with children, 26.8% had both partners employed full-time, 5.4% had both employed part-time and 20.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Williamstown North, 90.1% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.9% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Williamstown North, 35.7% were separate houses, 32.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.1% were flats, units or apartments and 12.8% were other dwellings.

In Williamstown North, of occupied private dwellings 19.8% had 1 bedroom, 19.7% had 2 bedrooms and 40.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.5. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Williamstown North, 28.1% were owned outright, 27.5% were owned with a mortgage and 39.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Williamstown North, of all households, 55.2% were family households, 39.1% were single person households and 5.7% were group households.

In Williamstown North, 30.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.1% 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 Williamstown North, 39.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Williamstown North, there were 3 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Williamstown North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Williamstown North, 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.