Wirrabara (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 218 people in Wirrabara (L) of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Wirrabara (L) was 53 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 25.7% of the population.

Of people in Wirrabara (L) aged 15 years and over, 46.2% were married and 16.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wirrabara (L) was 60 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Wirrabara (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 47.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Wirrabara (L) was 55 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Wirrabara (L) 15.1% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.6% were in primary school, 17.1% in secondary school and 11.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wirrabara (L) were English 30.6%, Australian 29.5%, German 13.2%, Scottish 9.3% and Irish 5.7%.

In Wirrabara (L), 84.3% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.1%, Germany 1.4%, Italy 1.4% and Philippines 1.4%.

In Wirrabara (L), 74.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.8% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wirrabara (L) were No Religion 24.9%, Anglican 17.5%, Catholic 15.7%, Lutheran 13.8% and Uniting Church 13.4%.

In Wirrabara (L) 93.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Arrernte, nec 1.4%.

Employment

There were 92 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wirrabara (L). Of these 53.3% were employed full time, 33.7% were employed part-time and 4.3% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wirrabara (L), 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wirrabara (L) was 55 years and for people who were employed part-time was 52 years.

The most common occupations in Wirrabara (L) included Managers 22.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.9%, Professionals 14.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.4%, Labourers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.2% and Sales Workers 3.4%.

Of the employed people in Wirrabara (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 10.3%, School Education 6.9%, Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.7%, Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling 5.7% and Commission-Based Wholesaling 5.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wirrabara (L) was $419.

In Wirrabara (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 52.8%, Walked only 11.2%, Other 4.5% and Car as driver, motorbike/scooter 3.4%. 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 55.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wirrabara (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 19.8% provided care for children and 10.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.6% 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 Wirrabara (L), 23.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wirrabara (L), 25.4% were couple families with children, 59.3% were couple families without children and 15.3% were one parent families.

In Wirrabara (L) 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wirrabara (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,562 and those without children was $974.

Employment status of couple families

In Wirrabara (L), of couple families with children, 19.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.8% had both employed part-time and 13.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wirrabara (L), 78.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 21.1% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wirrabara (L), 93.3% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wirrabara (L), of occupied private dwellings 4.9% had 1 bedroom, 18.4% had 2 bedrooms and 63.1% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wirrabara (L), 40.0% were owned outright, 40.0% were owned with a mortgage and 13.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Wirrabara (L), of all households, 57.5% were family households, 39.6% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Wirrabara (L), 44.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.2% 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 Wirrabara (L), 36.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 41.3% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.4% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wirrabara (L), there were 4 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 0 (or 0.0%) were male and 4 (or 100.0%) 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 Wirrabara (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

In Wirrabara (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.