West Beach (SA)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,480 people in West Beach (SA) of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.5% of the population.

The median age of people in West Beach (SA) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 21.3% of the population.

Of people in West Beach (SA) aged 15 years and over, 50.7% were married and 11.0% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Beach (SA) was 56 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In West Beach (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 51.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.1% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Beach (SA) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In West Beach (SA) 25.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.6% were in primary school, 19.7% in secondary school and 24.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Beach (SA) were English 29.9%, Australian 24.6%, Irish 6.9%, Scottish 6.7% and Italian 5.6%.

In West Beach (SA), 74.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.9%, Italy 1.4%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.2%, India 1.0% and Greece 1.0%.

In West Beach (SA), 56.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 31.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Beach (SA) were Catholic 24.7%, No Religion 23.8%, Anglican 15.0%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Eastern Orthodox 6.9%.

In West Beach (SA) 82.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 3.8%, Italian 2.5%, Mandarin 1.0%, German 0.8% and Polish 0.6%.

Employment

There were 2,384 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Beach (SA). Of these 57.5% were employed full time, 32.4% were employed part-time and 4.6% were unemployed.

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Of employed people in West Beach (SA), 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Beach (SA) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in West Beach (SA) included Professionals 22.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.3%, Managers 13.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.6%, Sales Workers 11.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.1%, Labourers 6.2% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.1%.

Of the employed people in West Beach (SA), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.1%, School Education 4.5%, Hospitals 3.6%, State Government Administration 2.6% and Building Installation Services 2.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Beach (SA) was $643.

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In West Beach (SA), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.9%, Bus 5.6%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Bicycle 1.4% and Walked only 1.1%. On the day, 7.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Beach (SA), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.3% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.8% 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 West Beach (SA), 28.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.9% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Beach (SA), 39.4% were couple families with children, 47.4% were couple families without children and 11.6% were one parent families.

In West Beach (SA) 17.1% of single parents were male and 82.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In West Beach (SA), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,368 and those without children was $2,194.

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Employment status of couple families

In West Beach (SA), of couple families with children, 18.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.6% had both employed part-time and 23.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Beach (SA), 86.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.4% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Beach (SA), 70.5% were separate houses, 10.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In West Beach (SA), of occupied private dwellings 4.2% had 1 bedroom, 23.9% had 2 bedrooms and 46.5% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Beach (SA), 41.9% were owned outright, 29.0% were owned with a mortgage and 26.2% were rented.

Household composition

In West Beach (SA), of all households, 66.6% were family households, 29.7% were single person households and 3.7% were group households.

In West Beach (SA), 20.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

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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.

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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.

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Number of motor vehicles

In West Beach (SA), 38.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 13.9% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Beach (SA), 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 26 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 West Beach (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.6, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,083.

In West Beach (SA), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $265 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $4,400.