Walkley Heights

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 3,507 people in Walkley Heights of these 47.5% were male and 52.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Walkley Heights was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population.

Of people in Walkley Heights aged 15 years and over, 59.2% were married and 8.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Walkley Heights was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Walkley Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Walkley Heights was 46 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Walkley Heights 27.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 36.4% were in primary school, 20.5% in secondary school and 18.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Walkley Heights were English 27.3%, Australian 26.4%, Italian 5.2%, German 4.8% and Scottish 4.7%.

In Walkley Heights, 71.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.4%, Vietnam 1.7%, India 1.6%, Philippines 1.2% and Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.1%.

In Walkley Heights, 49.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 38.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Walkley Heights were Catholic 24.4%, No Religion 23.1%, Anglican 11.2%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Lutheran 4.8%.

In Walkley Heights 77.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese 2.2%, Italian 1.7%, Cantonese 1.3%, Polish 1.3% and Bosnian 1.2%.

Employment

There were 1,689 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walkley Heights. Of these 62.7% were employed full time, 27.4% were employed part-time and 3.8% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Walkley Heights, 11.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Walkley Heights was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 36 years.

The most common occupations in Walkley Heights included Professionals 21.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Managers 11.7%, Sales Workers 9.2%, Labourers 9.2%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.4%.

Of the employed people in Walkley Heights, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.2%, Hospitals 3.9%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3%, State Government Administration 2.9% and Residential Care Services 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walkley Heights was $603.

In Walkley Heights, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.2%, Car, as passenger 5.3%, Bus 5.2%, Walked only 1.0% and Bus, car as driver 1.0%. On the day, 6.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Walkley Heights, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 35.1% provided care for children and 12.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.2% 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 Walkley Heights, 28.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Walkley Heights, 51.6% were couple families with children, 37.1% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

In Walkley Heights 11.4% of single parents were male and 88.6% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Walkley Heights, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,239 and those without children was $2,060.

Employment status of couple families

In Walkley Heights, of couple families with children, 23.4% had both partners employed full-time, 3.0% had both employed part-time and 23.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Walkley Heights, 96.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 3.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walkley Heights, 82.2% were separate houses, 14.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Walkley Heights, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 11.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walkley Heights, 25.8% were owned outright, 49.6% were owned with a mortgage and 14.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Walkley Heights, of all households, 78.6% were family households, 19.5% were single person households and 1.9% were group households.

In Walkley Heights, 20.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.6% 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 Walkley Heights, 33.3% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 16.8% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Walkley Heights, there were 23 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 11 (or 47.8%) were male and 12 (or 52.2%) were female. The median age was 20 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 Walkley Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Walkley Heights, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.