Wongabel

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 184 people in Wongabel of these 53.3% were male and 46.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wongabel was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 11.3% of the population.

Of people in Wongabel aged 15 years and over, 48.6% were married and 16.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wongabel was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 37 years.

In Wongabel, of people aged 15 years and over, 54.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wongabel was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 50 years.

In Wongabel 29.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.1% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 5.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wongabel were Australian 39.5%, English 30.9%, Irish 8.6%, Scottish 5.9% and Italian 3.1%.

In Wongabel, 85.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.7% and Uganda 1.6%.

In Wongabel, 78.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 14.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wongabel were No Religion 30.8%, Anglican 17.8%, Uniting Church 12.4%, Catholic 11.4% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.3%.

In Wongabel 95.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 87 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wongabel. Of these 58.6% were employed full time, 28.7% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wongabel, 6.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wongabel was 48 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Wongabel included Technicians and Trades Workers 17.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 17.6%, Labourers 15.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.9%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Professionals 8.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.2% and Managers 4.7%.

Of the employed people in Wongabel, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 5.8%, Metal Ore Mining 4.7%, Exploration 4.7%, Building Structure Services 4.7% and Timber and Hardware Goods Wholesaling 4.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wongabel was $493.

In Wongabel, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 73.3%, Bus 3.5% and Truck 3.5%. On the day, 4.7% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 72.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wongabel, of people aged 15 years and over, 65.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.0% provided care for children and 11.4% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.0% 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 Wongabel, 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wongabel, 55.6% were couple families with children, 33.3% were couple families without children and 11.1% were one parent families.

In Wongabel 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wongabel, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,062 and those without children was $0.

Employment status of couple families

In Wongabel, of couple families with children, 11.4% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 25.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wongabel, 80.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 19.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wongabel, 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 Wongabel, of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.6% had 2 bedrooms and 50.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wongabel, 50.8% were owned outright, 27.9% were owned with a mortgage and 11.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Wongabel, of all households, 78.5% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 4.6% were group households.

In Wongabel, 25.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.1% 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 Wongabel, 29.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 28.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wongabel, 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 13 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 Wongabel, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Wongabel, 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.