West Island (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 134 people in West Island (L) of these 57.5% were male and 42.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in West Island (L) was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 28.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 2.3% of the population.

Of people in West Island (L) aged 15 years and over, 71.0% were married and 7.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in West Island (L) was 45 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In West Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 70.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in West Island (L) was 44 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 38 years.

In West Island (L) 31.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 51.4% were in primary school, 24.3% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Island (L) were English 34.0%, Australian 25.4%, Scottish 11.7%, Irish 6.1% and Malay 3.6%.

In West Island (L), 85.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were New Zealand 3.8%, England 3.0%, United States of America 3.0%, Malaysia 2.3% and South Africa 2.3%.

In West Island (L), 69.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in West Island (L) were No Religion 33.1%, Anglican 15.0%, Islam 11.3%, Catholic 9.8% and Seventh-day Adventist 6.8%.

In West Island (L) 90.2% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Malay 6.8%.

Employment

There were 85 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Island (L). Of these 63.5% were employed full time, 32.9% were employed part-time and 0.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in West Island (L), 4.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 15.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in West Island (L) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 39 years.

The only other responses for occupation in West Island (L) were Managers 26.2%, Professionals 23.8%, Technicians and Trades Workers 23.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.3%, Sales Workers 3.6% and Labourers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in West Island (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 17.9%, Water Transport Support Services 6.0%, Airport Operations and Other Air Transport Support Services 6.0%, Central Government Administration 6.0% and Automotive Repair and Maintenance 6.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Island (L) was $1,093.

In West Island (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 44.6%, Walked only 14.5%, Bicycle 10.8%, Ferry 4.8% and Car, as passenger 4.8%. On the day, 8.1% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 49.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Island (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 81.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 25.5% 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, 51.5% 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 West Island (L), 43.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 10.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 8.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Island (L), 45.9% were couple families with children, 43.2% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

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

Weekly incomes

In West Island (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,750 and those without children was $2,562.

Employment status of couple families

In West Island (L), of couple families with children, 30.6% had both partners employed full-time, 16.7% had both employed part-time and 44.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In West Island (L), 100.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 0.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Island (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 West Island (L), of occupied private dwellings 8.5% had 1 bedroom, 8.5% had 2 bedrooms and 72.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.6 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in West Island (L), 6.7% were owned outright, 8.9% were owned with a mortgage and 84.4% were rented.

Household composition

In West Island (L), of all households, 81.2% were family households, 18.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In West Island (L), 12.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 12.2% 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 West Island (L), 47.8% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 26.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 8.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In West Island (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 West Island (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 $1,375.

In West Island (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.