Waterford Park (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 202 people in Waterford Park (L) of these 52.0% were male and 48.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Waterford Park (L) was 43 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 13.8% of the population.

Of people in Waterford Park (L) aged 15 years and over, 39.3% were married and 15.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Waterford Park (L) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Waterford Park (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 40.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Waterford Park (L) was 49 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Waterford Park (L) 21.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 13.3% were in primary school, 24.4% in secondary school and 6.7% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Waterford Park (L) were Australian 34.6%, English 33.5%, Scottish 6.6%, Italian 5.8% and Irish 5.1%.

In Waterford Park (L), 87.6% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.5%, Scotland 2.5% and Thailand 2.0%.

In Waterford Park (L), 70.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Waterford Park (L) were Catholic 28.7%, No Religion 28.2%, Anglican 21.3%, Presbyterian and Reformed 5.0% and Uniting Church 2.0%.

In Waterford Park (L) 94.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Croatian 1.5%.

Employment

There were 113 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Waterford Park (L). Of these 65.5% were employed full time, 17.7% were employed part-time and 8.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Waterford Park (L), 3.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 51.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Waterford Park (L) was 40 years and for people who were employed part-time was 46 years.

The most common occupations in Waterford Park (L) included Machinery Operators And Drivers 19.0%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.3%, Labourers 13.3%, Managers 12.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.6%, Sales Workers 7.6% and Professionals 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Waterford Park (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing 4.8%, Local Government Administration 4.8%, School Education 4.8%, Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing 3.8% and Building Structure Services 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Waterford Park (L) was $572.

In Waterford Park (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 71.2%, Car, as passenger 4.8% and Walked only 4.8%. 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 75.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Waterford Park (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 60.7% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 20.0% 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, 9.3% 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 Waterford Park (L), 22.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.8% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Waterford Park (L), 45.5% were couple families with children, 43.6% were couple families without children and 10.9% were one parent families.

In Waterford Park (L) 33.3% of single parents were male and 66.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Waterford Park (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $3,333 and those without children was $1,458.

Employment status of couple families

In Waterford Park (L), of couple families with children, 24.4% had both partners employed full-time, 6.7% had both employed part-time and 11.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Waterford Park (L), 93.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Waterford Park (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Waterford Park (L), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 80.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Waterford Park (L), 31.2% were owned outright, 57.5% were owned with a mortgage and 11.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Waterford Park (L), of all households, 67.5% were family households, 32.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Waterford Park (L), 22.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.0% 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 Waterford Park (L), 32.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 37.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 24.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Waterford Park (L), there were 0 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 0 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 Waterford Park (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Waterford Park (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.