Woomera (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 216 people in Woomera (L) of these 55.1% were male and 44.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Woomera (L) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 5.1% of the population.

Of people in Woomera (L) aged 15 years and over, 39.2% were married and 20.5% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Woomera (L) was 44 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Woomera (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 36.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.3% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Woomera (L) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 20 years.

In Woomera (L) 38.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 19.5% were in primary school, 11.0% in secondary school and 6.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woomera (L) were Australian 32.4%, English 22.5%, Maori 5.0%, Irish 5.0% and German 4.6%.

In Woomera (L), 61.9% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 5.6%, New Zealand 5.6%, Slovakia 1.9%, China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.4% and Japan 1.4%.

In Woomera (L), 65.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Woomera (L) were No Religion 25.1%, Catholic 16.3%, Anglican 14.9%, Christian, nfd 4.7% and Uniting Church 4.2%.

In Woomera (L) 72.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Hungarian 2.3% and Slovak 1.9%.

Employment

There were 123 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woomera (L). Of these 70.7% were employed full time, 22.8% were employed part-time and 2.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Woomera (L), 3.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 49.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Woomera (L) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 32 years.

The most common occupations in Woomera (L) included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 14.6%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 11.4%, Managers 10.6%, Professionals 10.6%, Labourers 9.8% and Sales Workers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Woomera (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Professional and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing 28.0%, Accommodation 8.0%, Residential Building Construction 4.8%, Hospitals 4.8% and Defence 4.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woomera (L) was $860.

In Woomera (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 55.3%, Walked only 23.6% and Car, as passenger 8.1%. 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 62.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woomera (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 5.3% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.5% 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 Woomera (L), 22.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 2.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woomera (L), 26.7% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 28.9% were one parent families.

In Woomera (L) 50.0% of single parents were male and 50.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Woomera (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,833 and those without children was $1,708.

Employment status of couple families

In Woomera (L), of couple families with children, 20.7% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 34.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Woomera (L), 26.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 73.2% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woomera (L), 74.4% were separate houses, 9.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.8% were flats, units or apartments and 6.1% were other dwellings.

In Woomera (L), of occupied private dwellings 8.6% had 1 bedroom, 4.9% had 2 bedrooms and 58.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woomera (L), 0.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 92.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Woomera (L), of all households, 54.3% were family households, 40.7% were single person households and 4.9% were group households.

In Woomera (L), 7.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 9.9% 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 Woomera (L), 47.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 28.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 7.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Woomera (L), there were 10 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 70.0%) were male and 3 (or 30.0%) were female. The median age was 15 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 Woomera (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $3,250.

In Woomera (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $90 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.