Westwood (Qld)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 220 people in Westwood (Qld) of these 52.7% were male and 47.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.1% of the population.

The median age of people in Westwood (Qld) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.8% of the population.

Of people in Westwood (Qld) aged 15 years and over, 65.3% were married and 13.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Westwood (Qld) was 54 years and the median age of people never married was 36 years.

In Westwood (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.6% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Westwood (Qld) was 56 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Westwood (Qld) 24.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.0% were in primary school, 11.1% in secondary school and 5.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Westwood (Qld) were Australian 34.8%, English 27.5%, Irish 9.8%, German 7.7% and Scottish 4.9%.

In Westwood (Qld), 85.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 3.6%, United States of America 1.8% and New Zealand 1.4%.

In Westwood (Qld), 81.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Westwood (Qld) were Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 18.5%, No Religion 16.7%, Uniting Church 14.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.4%.

In Westwood (Qld) 95.0% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 106 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Westwood (Qld). Of these 64.2% were employed full time, 26.4% were employed part-time and 2.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Westwood (Qld), 9.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 3.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Westwood (Qld) was 50 years and for people who were employed part-time was 48 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Westwood (Qld) were Managers 23.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.5%, Labourers 16.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.6%, Professionals 11.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.7% and Community and Personal Service Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Westwood (Qld), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 18.4%, Coal Mining 10.7%, School Education 6.8%, Land Development and Site Preparation Services 3.9% and Specialised Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling 3.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Westwood (Qld) was $529.

In Westwood (Qld), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 51.0%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Truck 2.9% and Walked only 2.9%. On the day, 2.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.2% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Westwood (Qld), of people aged 15 years and over, 63.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.0% provided care for children and 9.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.0% 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 Westwood (Qld), 17.6% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 22.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Westwood (Qld), 29.6% were couple families with children, 59.2% were couple families without children and 7.0% were one parent families.

In Westwood (Qld) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Westwood (Qld), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,583 and those without children was $1,125.

Employment status of couple families

In Westwood (Qld), of couple families with children, 19.7% had both partners employed full-time, 6.1% had both employed part-time and 9.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Westwood (Qld), 70.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 29.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Westwood (Qld), 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 Westwood (Qld), of occupied private dwellings 3.4% had 1 bedroom, 29.2% had 2 bedrooms and 43.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Westwood (Qld), 42.5% were owned outright, 35.6% were owned with a mortgage and 18.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Westwood (Qld), of all households, 82.6% were family households, 12.8% were single person households and 4.7% were group households.

In Westwood (Qld), 28.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 8.5% 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 Westwood (Qld), 23.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 27.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Westwood (Qld), there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 3 (or 30.0%) were male and 7 (or 70.0%) were female. The median age was 2 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 Westwood (Qld), 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 $0.

In Westwood (Qld), 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.