White Peak

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 353 people in White Peak of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 5.3% of the population.

The median age of people in White Peak was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

Of people in White Peak aged 15 years and over, 60.2% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in White Peak was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In White Peak, of people aged 15 years and over, 58.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 17.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in White Peak was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 42 years.

In White Peak 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 43.8% were in primary school, 13.5% in secondary school and 13.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in White Peak were Australian 37.3%, English 34.4%, Scottish 6.5%, Irish 5.7% and German 2.3%.

In White Peak, 81.7% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 6.5%, New Zealand 2.0%, Germany 0.8%, Ireland 0.8% and Kenya 0.8%.

In White Peak, 67.8% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in White Peak were No Religion 27.5%, Anglican 26.3%, Catholic 24.4%, Uniting Church 3.7% and Christian, nfd 2.8%.

In White Peak 94.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 162 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in White Peak. Of these 56.8% were employed full time, 29.6% were employed part-time and 4.9% were unemployed.

Of employed people in White Peak, 7.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 46.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in White Peak was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 41 years.

The most common occupations in White Peak included Managers 17.4%, Professionals 16.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.5%, Sales Workers 9.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 9.0%, Labourers 9.0% and Community and Personal Service Workers 8.4%.

Of the employed people in White Peak, the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 9.0%, School Education 7.7%, Public Order and Safety Services 5.2%, Metal Ore Mining 3.2% and Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in White Peak was $687.

In White Peak, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.7%, Truck 5.8%, Bus 3.2%, Car, as passenger 1.9% and Other 1.9%. On the day, 2.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 64.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In White Peak, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.0% provided care for children and 7.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 13.5% 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 Peak, 30.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 16.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in White Peak, 52.5% were couple families with children, 44.6% were couple families without children and 3.0% were one parent families.

In White Peak 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In White Peak, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,187 and those without children was $2,150.

Employment status of couple families

In White Peak, of couple families with children, 11.3% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 18.6% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In White Peak, 91.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in White Peak, 86.8% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 9.9% were other dwellings.

In White Peak, of occupied private dwellings 6.5% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 33.3% 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 White Peak, 29.3% were owned outright, 44.7% were owned with a mortgage and 22.0% were rented.

Household composition

In White Peak, of all households, 78.9% were family households, 18.7% were single person households and 2.4% were group households.

In White Peak, 18.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 15.5% 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 Peak, 18.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 32.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In White Peak, there were 18 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 6 (or 33.3%) were male and 12 (or 66.7%) were female. The median age was 9 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 Peak, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.5, with 2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,733.

In White Peak, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $173 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,350.