Wiluna (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 291 people in Wiluna (L) of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 58.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Wiluna (L) was 27 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 26.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 4.5% of the population.

Of people in Wiluna (L) aged 15 years and over, 22.9% were married and 13.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Wiluna (L) was 47 years and the median age of people never married was 25 years.

In Wiluna (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 20.3% 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 Wiluna (L) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In Wiluna (L) 23.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 44.3% were in primary school, 20.0% in secondary school and 11.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wiluna (L) were Australian 58.2%, English 13.6%, Fijian 5.3%, German 3.1% and Australian Aboriginal 2.2%.

In Wiluna (L), 80.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.5%, Fiji 4.2%, New Zealand 2.8%, India 1.7% and Germany 1.4%.

In Wiluna (L), 73.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 20.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Wiluna (L) were Seventh-day Adventist 50.0%, No Religion 16.2%, Catholic 14.5%, Anglican 6.2% and Christian, nfd 2.4%.

In Wiluna (L) 56.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Martu Wangka 28.9%, Fijian 6.2%, Norwegian 1.0%, Greek 1.0% and Tamil 1.0%.

Employment

There were 107 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wiluna (L). Of these 72.9% were employed full time, 15.0% were employed part-time and 7.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Wiluna (L), 6.9% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 52.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Wiluna (L) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 23 years.

The most common occupations in Wiluna (L) included Professionals 25.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 23.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.8%, Managers 10.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 8.8%, Labourers 7.8%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 5.9% and Sales Workers 2.9%.

Of the employed people in Wiluna (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Local Government Administration 19.8%, Medical Services 11.9%, School Education 9.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 6.9% and Public Order and Safety Services 5.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wiluna (L) was $410.

In Wiluna (L), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Walked only 63.1%, Car, as driver 27.2%, Car, as passenger 6.8% and Truck 2.9%. 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 34.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wiluna (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 74.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.1% provided care for children and 5.2% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 18.7% 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 Wiluna (L), 33.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wiluna (L), 29.9% were couple families with children, 22.4% were couple families without children and 43.3% were one parent families.

In Wiluna (L) 12.9% of single parents were male and 87.1% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Wiluna (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,125 and those without children was $2,583.

Employment status of couple families

In Wiluna (L), of couple families with children, 27.8% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 8.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Wiluna (L), 68.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 31.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wiluna (L), 64.1% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.7% were flats, units or apartments and 11.5% were other dwellings.

In Wiluna (L), of occupied private dwellings 11.8% had 1 bedroom, 26.3% had 2 bedrooms and 38.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 3.3 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Wiluna (L), 16.0% were owned outright, 0.0% were owned with a mortgage and 84.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Wiluna (L), of all households, 65.8% were family households, 28.9% were single person households and 5.3% were group households.

In Wiluna (L), 7.5% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 11.9% 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 Wiluna (L), 48.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 17.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 9.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Wiluna (L), there were 171 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 88 (or 51.5%) were male and 83 (or 48.5%) were female. The median age was 22 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 Wiluna (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5.4, with 2.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,549.

In Wiluna (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.