Willung South

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 292 people in Willung South of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Willung South was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.4% of the population.

Of people in Willung South aged 15 years and over, 54.4% were married and 15.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Willung South was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 19 years.

In Willung South, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Willung South was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Willung South 29.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.1% were in primary school, 23.8% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Willung South were Australian 35.4%, English 30.5%, Scottish 6.2%, Irish 6.0% and German 2.9%.

In Willung South, 83.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 4.2%, England 3.5%, Netherlands 1.7%, Cook Islands 1.4% and Greece 1.4%.

In Willung South, 75.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Willung South were No Religion 26.1%, Catholic 19.2%, Anglican 12.7%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Baptist 3.8%.

In Willung South 92.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Greek 1.4% and Maori (Cook Island) 1.0%.

Employment

There were 137 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Willung South. Of these 59.1% were employed full time, 32.1% were employed part-time and 5.1% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Willung South, 16.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 53.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Willung South was 51 years and for people who were employed part-time was 50 years.

The most common occupations in Willung South included Managers 32.3%, Professionals 14.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.0%, Labourers 10.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.5% and Sales Workers 2.3%.

Of the employed people in Willung South, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 11.9%, Dairy Cattle Farming 11.9%, Accommodation 4.4%, Other Social Assistance Services 4.4% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Willung South was $357.

In Willung South, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 56.3%, Walked only 6.7%, Other 5.9%, Bus 3.7% and Truck 2.2%. On the day, 3.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 58.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Willung South, of people aged 15 years and over, 70.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.0% provided care for children and 16.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.3% 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 Willung South, 28.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 18.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Willung South, 47.2% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Willung South 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Willung South, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,687 and those without children was $2,250.

Employment status of couple families

In Willung South, of couple families with children, 25.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 28.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Willung South, 78.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Willung South, 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 Willung South, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 11.7% had 2 bedrooms and 45.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Willung South, 34.6% were owned outright, 39.4% were owned with a mortgage and 18.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Willung South, of all households, 69.5% were family households, 27.6% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Willung South, 42.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.7% 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 Willung South, 26.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Willung South, there were 6 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 50.0%) were male and 3 (or 50.0%) were female. The median age was 46 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 Willung South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,933.

In Willung South, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,000.