Windermere Park

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 696 people in Windermere Park. Of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.3% of the population.

The median age of people in Windermere Park was 36 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

Of people in Windermere Park aged 15 years and over, 42.8% were married and 16.6% were either divorced or separated.

In Windermere Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 42.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 11.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Windermere Park 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.0% were in primary school, 26.3% in secondary school and 13.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Windermere Park, 7.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 25.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Windermere Park were Australian 37.0%, English 30.5%, Scottish 8.8%, Irish 7.5% and German 3.0%.

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 Windermere Park (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Windermere Park, 87.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.6%, Switzerland 0.6%, Scotland 0.4% and Austria 0.4%.

In Windermere Park, 71.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Windermere Park, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 78.1%, England 7.1%, New Zealand 2.4%, Scotland 1.5% and Philippines 1.2%.

In Windermere Park, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 82.4%, England 5.2%, New Zealand 3.1%, Scotland 0.6% and Switzerland 0.6%.

The most common responses for religion in Windermere Park were No Religion, so described 35.1%, Anglican 20.6%, Catholic 16.0%, Not stated 7.1% and Uniting Church 6.3%. In Windermere Park, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Windermere Park 95.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Mandarin 0.6%, German 0.4% and Serbian 0.4%.

Employment

There were 320 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Windermere Park. Of these 47.5% were employed full time, 34.7% were employed part-time and 13.1% 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 Windermere Park, 14.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Windermere Park included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 16.8%, Labourers 14.2%, Sales Workers 13.8%, Professionals 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 7.5% and Managers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Windermere Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 13.4%, Aged Care Residential Services 6.7%, Other Social Assistance Services 6.2%, Takeaway Food Services 3.6% and Automotive Body, Paint and Interior Repair 3.6%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Windermere Park was $528.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In Windermere Park, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 75.2%, Worked at home 4.4%, Truck 2.6%, Train, car as driver 1.9% and Car, as passenger 1.5%. On the day, 4.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 80.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Windermere Park, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.5% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.3% provided care for children and 16.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.4% 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 Windermere Park, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Windermere Park, 38.1% were couple families with children, 35.0% were couple families without children and 26.9% were one parent families.

In Windermere Park, 16.1% of single parents were male and 83.9% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Windermere Park, of couple families with children, 9.1% had both partners employed full-time, 2.1% had both employed part-time and 25.9% 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 Windermere Park, 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Windermere Park, 98.9% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Windermere Park, of occupied private dwellings 1.1% had 1 bedroom, 10.2% had 2 bedrooms and 60.9% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.6 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Windermere Park, 30.2% were owned outright, 38.9% were owned with a mortgage and 27.5% were rented.

Household composition

In Windermere Park, of all households, 73.6% were family households, 23.0% were single person households and 3.4% were group households.

In Windermere Park, 26.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 5.8% 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 Windermere Park, 38.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 19.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Windermere Park, 79.5% 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 Windermere Park, 47.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.8% were female. The median age was 15 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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 Windermere Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.3 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In Windermere Park, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $350 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)