Walla Walla (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 544 people in Walla Walla (L) of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Walla Walla (L) was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 22.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 19.4% of the population.

Of people in Walla Walla (L) aged 15 years and over, 48.2% were married and 11.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Walla Walla (L) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Walla Walla (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 52.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Walla Walla (L) was 51 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Walla Walla (L) 33.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 21.7% were in primary school, 35.6% in secondary school and 15.6% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Walla Walla (L) were Australian 37.6%, English 21.7%, German 14.4%, Irish 7.7% and Scottish 6.1%.

In Walla Walla (L), 90.4% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were Netherlands 1.5%, England 0.7%, Germany 0.7%, Philippines 0.7% and Ireland 0.6%.

In Walla Walla (L), 88.9% of people had both parents born in Australia and 5.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Walla Walla (L) were Lutheran 30.9%, Anglican 16.2%, Catholic 16.2%, No Religion 12.7% and Baptist 5.1%.

In Walla Walla (L) 93.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Dutch 0.9%, Italian 0.7%, Spanish 0.6% and Arabic 0.6%.

Employment

There were 225 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Walla Walla (L). Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 25.8% were employed part-time and 7.6% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Walla Walla (L), 12.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 45.2% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Walla Walla (L) was 46 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Walla Walla (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 24.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.2%, Managers 12.3%, Labourers 9.5%, Professionals 7.6%, Sales Workers 6.6% and Community and Personal Service Workers 6.2%.

Of the employed people in Walla Walla (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 8.1%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 6.7%, Metal Container Manufacturing 6.2%, Road Freight Transport 5.3% and Building Installation Services 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Walla Walla (L) was $393.

In Walla Walla (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 57.1%, Walked only 11.4%, Car, as passenger 4.3%, Truck 3.3% and Bicycle 1.4%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 62.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Walla Walla (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.8% 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, 28.4% 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 Walla Walla (L), 23.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Walla Walla (L), 46.9% were couple families with children, 39.2% were couple families without children and 13.8% were one parent families.

In Walla Walla (L) 35.3% of single parents were male and 64.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Walla Walla (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,600 and those without children was $1,541.

Employment status of couple families

In Walla Walla (L), of couple families with children, 12.5% had both partners employed full-time, 6.2% had both employed part-time and 27.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Walla Walla (L), 84.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 15.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walla Walla (L), 97.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

In Walla Walla (L), of occupied private dwellings 2.1% had 1 bedroom, 20.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Walla Walla (L), 44.6% were owned outright, 36.4% were owned with a mortgage and 16.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Walla Walla (L), of all households, 67.3% were family households, 29.1% were single person households and 3.6% were group households.

In Walla Walla (L), 36.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.8% 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 Walla Walla (L), 37.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Walla Walla (L), there were 23 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 13 (or 56.5%) were male and 10 (or 43.5%) were female. The median age was 14 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 Walla Walla (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,283.

In Walla Walla (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $190 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $650.