Whyalla Stuart

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 7,139 people in Whyalla Stuart of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Whyalla Stuart was 37 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.0% of the population.

Of people in Whyalla Stuart aged 15 years and over, 37.2% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Whyalla Stuart was 55 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Whyalla Stuart, of people aged 15 years and over, 37.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.0% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Whyalla Stuart was 54 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 31 years.

In Whyalla Stuart 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.9% were in primary school, 18.4% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Whyalla Stuart were Australian 32.7%, English 31.1%, Scottish 8.1%, Irish 4.8% and German 4.3%.

In Whyalla Stuart, 73.2% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 8.5%, Scotland 3.3%, Philippines 1.2%, Germany 0.7% and South Africa 0.7%.

In Whyalla Stuart, 58.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 28.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Whyalla Stuart were No Religion 35.6%, Catholic 18.6%, Anglican 12.1%, Uniting Church 6.6% and Lutheran 4.1%.

In Whyalla Stuart 89.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog 0.6%, Spanish 0.5%, Afrikaans 0.4%, Filipino 0.4% and Italian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 2,794 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Whyalla Stuart. Of these 53.5% were employed full time, 28.2% were employed part-time and 11.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Whyalla Stuart, 11.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 39.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Whyalla Stuart was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

The most common occupations in Whyalla Stuart included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.8%, Labourers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Professionals 10.4%, Sales Workers 10.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3% and Managers 6.0%.

Of the employed people in Whyalla Stuart, the most common responses for industry of employment included Basic Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 17.9%, School Education 5.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.3%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.1% and Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services 3.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Whyalla Stuart was $380.

In Whyalla Stuart, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.1%, Car, as passenger 9.9%, Walked only 3.2%, Bus 1.5% and Bicycle 1.3%. On the day, 2.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Whyalla Stuart, of people aged 15 years and over, 61.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.8% 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, 15.8% 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 Whyalla Stuart, 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Whyalla Stuart, 32.4% were couple families with children, 37.6% were couple families without children and 28.3% were one parent families.

In Whyalla Stuart 19.0% of single parents were male and 81.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Whyalla Stuart, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,116 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Whyalla Stuart, of couple families with children, 14.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.2% had both employed part-time and 18.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Whyalla Stuart, 89.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Whyalla Stuart, 62.0% were separate houses, 33.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Whyalla Stuart, of occupied private dwellings 1.4% had 1 bedroom, 12.1% had 2 bedrooms and 72.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Whyalla Stuart, 19.5% were owned outright, 27.9% were owned with a mortgage and 50.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Whyalla Stuart, of all households, 60.7% were family households, 36.4% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Whyalla Stuart, 43.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% 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 Whyalla Stuart, 40.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 25.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Whyalla Stuart, there were 474 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 213 (or 44.9%) were male and 261 (or 55.1%) were female. The median age was 23 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 Whyalla Stuart, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $621.

In Whyalla Stuart, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $127 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,603.