Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

In the 2016 Census, there were 19,838 people in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale. Of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.4% of the population.

The median age of people in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 16.9% of the population.

Of people in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale aged 15 years and over, 51.2% were married and 11.7% were either divorced or separated.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.1% were in primary school, 23.5% in secondary school and 19.3% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 11.4% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale were English 30.0%, Australian 28.4%, Irish 9.6%, Scottish 8.8% and German 2.8%.

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 81.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.4%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.8%, South Africa 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 60.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 19.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 67.0%, England 7.6%, Scotland 2.3%, New Zealand 1.8% and Italy 1.5%.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 69.5%, England 7.2%, Scotland 2.1%, New Zealand 1.5% and Italy 1.1%.

The most common responses for religion in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale were No Religion, so described 31.7%, Catholic 25.2%, Anglican 18.7%, Not stated 6.9% and Uniting Church 4.7%. In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.2%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale 89.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.6%, German 0.5%, Spanish 0.4%, Arabic 0.4% and Vietnamese 0.3%.

Employment

There were 9,508 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale. Of these 57.4% were employed full time, 33.2% were employed part-time and 4.7% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Of employed people in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 12.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale included Professionals 26.4%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.0%, Managers 12.3%, Sales Workers 7.1%, Labourers 6.7% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.2%.

Of the employed people in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 4.9%, Primary Education 3.3%, Higher Education 3.0%, Secondary Education 2.9% and Coal Mining 2.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale was $696.

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In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.6%, Worked at home 4.3%, Train 4.0%, Car, as passenger 4.0% and Train, car as driver 1.8%. 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 74.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 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, 34.1% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 9.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 49.6% were couple families with children, 33.7% were couple families without children and 15.7% were one parent families.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 17.5% of single parents were male and 82.5% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, of couple families with children, 20.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.6% had both employed part-time and 27.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 92.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 7.3% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 69.1% were separate houses, 14.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.1% were flats or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 42.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 35.1% were owned outright, 38.0% were owned with a mortgage and 23.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, of all households, 74.1% were family households, 23.7% were single person households and 2.2% were group households.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 19.8% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 21.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 33.0% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 83.5% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, 49.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 50.7% were female. The median age was 23 years.

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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.

In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.2 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,491.

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In Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $239 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

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