White Gum Valley

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,734 people in White Gum Valley of these 48.1% were male and 51.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in White Gum Valley was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 14.1% of the population.

Of people in White Gum Valley aged 15 years and over, 39.5% were married and 14.9% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in White Gum Valley was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 32 years.

In White Gum Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 40.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in White Gum Valley was 47 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In White Gum Valley 29.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.6% were in primary school, 15.3% in secondary school and 25.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in White Gum Valley were English 24.7%, Australian 22.4%, Italian 9.3%, Irish 8.5% and Scottish 7.4%.

In White Gum Valley, 64.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.3%, Italy 6.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Portugal 1.2% and Scotland 1.2%.

In White Gum Valley, 39.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 42.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in White Gum Valley were No Religion 38.9%, Catholic 27.6%, Anglican 12.7%, Buddhism 2.1% and Christian, nfd 1.5%.

In White Gum Valley 76.0% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 7.5%, Portuguese 1.5%, German 1.3%, Japanese 1.1% and Croatian 0.9%.

Employment

There were 1,419 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in White Gum Valley. Of these 55.7% were employed full time, 34.8% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in White Gum Valley, 13.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in White Gum Valley was 41 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in White Gum Valley included Professionals 32.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.9%, Managers 11.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.3%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 7.1% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3%.

Of the employed people in White Gum Valley, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.4%, Tertiary Education 5.5%, Hospitals 5.5%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 4.6% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in White Gum Valley was $637.

In White Gum Valley, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 55.9%, Car, as passenger 4.0%, Walked only 3.6%, Train, bus 3.3% and Bus 3.2%. On the day, 11.3% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 59.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In White Gum Valley, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.1% provided care for children and 9.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.6% 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 White Gum Valley, 29.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in White Gum Valley, 42.3% were couple families with children, 35.9% were couple families without children and 19.6% were one parent families.

In White Gum Valley 22.5% of single parents were male and 77.5% were female.

Weekly incomes

In White Gum Valley, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,447 and those without children was $2,560.

Employment status of couple families

In White Gum Valley, of couple families with children, 20.8% had both partners employed full-time, 7.1% had both employed part-time and 26.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In White Gum Valley, 89.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Gum Valley, 77.9% were separate houses, 13.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In White Gum Valley, of occupied private dwellings 7.3% had 1 bedroom, 28.1% had 2 bedrooms and 44.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.8. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Gum Valley, 26.9% were owned outright, 34.3% were owned with a mortgage and 35.3% were rented.

Household composition

In White Gum Valley, of all households, 62.4% were family households, 33.0% were single person households and 4.5% were group households.

In White Gum Valley, 28.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.2% 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 White Gum Valley, 39.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In White Gum Valley, there were 35 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 14 (or 40.0%) were male and 21 (or 60.0%) were female. The median age was 22 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 White Gum Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In White Gum Valley, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,301.