Walligan

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 329 people in Walligan of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Walligan was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.4% of the population.

Of people in Walligan aged 15 years and over, 53.1% were married and 13.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Walligan was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In Walligan, of people aged 15 years and over, 52.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Walligan was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 47 years.

In Walligan 29.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.1% were in primary school, 25.8% in secondary school and 12.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Walligan were English 33.1%, Australian 32.2%, Scottish 9.0%, Irish 7.8% and German 5.7%.

In Walligan, 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, Cyprus 0.9%, India 0.9%, Indonesia 0.9% and Mongolia 0.9%.

In Walligan, 75.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 16.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Walligan were Anglican 28.3%, No Religion 25.5%, Catholic 19.1%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.2%.

In Walligan 95.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.9% and Greek 0.9%.

Employment

There were 155 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walligan. Of these 55.5% were employed full time, 25.2% were employed part-time and 11.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Walligan, 10.6% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Walligan was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 45 years.

The most common occupations in Walligan included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.0%, Professionals 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 15.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.2%, Managers 10.8%, Labourers 10.8% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Walligan, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 7.1%, Road Freight Transport 5.0%, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 4.3%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 3.5% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walligan was $438.

In Walligan, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 64.7%, Truck 5.0%, Car, as passenger 2.9%, Walked only 2.9% and Motorbike/scooter 2.2%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Walligan, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.6% provided care for children and 8.5% 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 Walligan, 23.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 19.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Walligan, 46.4% were couple families with children, 41.2% were couple families without children and 12.4% were one parent families.

In Walligan 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Walligan, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,812 and those without children was $1,666.

Employment status of couple families

In Walligan, of couple families with children, 13.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 17.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Walligan, 92.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walligan, 97.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.7% were other dwellings.

In Walligan, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 16.4% had 2 bedrooms and 34.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.9 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walligan, 32.4% were owned outright, 50.5% were owned with a mortgage and 17.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Walligan, of all households, 85.6% were family households, 11.7% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Walligan, 29.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 4.3% 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 Walligan, 23.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 43.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 31.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Walligan, 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 59 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 Walligan, 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 Walligan, 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.