Wyong Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 434 people in Wyong Creek. Of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Wyong Creek was 47 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 18.4% of the population.

Of people in Wyong Creek aged 15 years and over, 54.3% were married and 11.1% were either divorced or separated.

In Wyong Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 12.7% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wyong Creek 30.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 16.9% were in primary school, 21.5% in secondary school and 20.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wyong Creek, 12.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 21.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.1% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wyong Creek were English 33.3%, Australian 27.7%, Irish 11.9%, Scottish 7.1% and German 3.6%.

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 Wyong Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wyong Creek, 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.9% and Germany 0.7%.

In Wyong Creek, 58.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 13.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wyong Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 68.1%, England 8.1%, New Zealand 3.9%, Greece 1.6% and Germany 1.4%.

In Wyong Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 73.6%, England 6.5%, New Zealand 1.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.0% and Ireland 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in Wyong Creek were Anglican 25.3%, No Religion, so described 24.2%, Catholic 23.7%, Not stated 11.4% and Christian, nfd 3.5%. In Wyong Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (70.3%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wyong Creek 87.9% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were German 1.9% and Arabic 0.7%.

Employment

There were 231 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wyong Creek. Of these 55.0% were employed full time, 41.1% were employed part-time and 0.0% 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 Wyong Creek, 16.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 41.6% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wyong Creek included Managers 22.3%, Professionals 17.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.6%, Labourers 12.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 11.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.2%, Sales Workers 7.1% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.9%.

Of the employed people in Wyong Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 5.4%, Nature Reserves and Conservation Parks Operation 4.8%, Carpentry Services 3.0%, Accommodation 3.0% and Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wyong Creek was $727.

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In Wyong Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.0%, Worked at home 10.1%, Car, as passenger 8.7%, Walked only 2.9% and Train 1.4%. On the day, 6.2% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 70.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wyong Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.7% provided care for children and 14.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 25.8% 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 Wyong Creek, 28.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wyong Creek, 43.4% were couple families with children, 47.8% were couple families without children and 8.8% were one parent families.

In Wyong Creek, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wyong Creek, of couple families with children, 22.4% had both partners employed full-time, 8.4% had both employed part-time and 27.1% 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 Wyong Creek, 90.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wyong Creek, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Wyong Creek, of occupied private dwellings 5.7% had 1 bedroom, 6.4% had 2 bedrooms and 34.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Wyong Creek, 49.3% were owned outright, 34.9% were owned with a mortgage and 10.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Wyong Creek, of all households, 72.5% were family households, 24.6% were single person households and 2.8% were group households.

In Wyong Creek, 15.9% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 22.2% 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 Wyong Creek, 21.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 35.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 39.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wyong Creek, 86.3% 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 Wyong Creek, 33.3% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 66.7% were female. The median age was 36 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 Wyong Creek, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 1.5 persons, with 0.8 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,375.

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

In Wyong Creek, 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.

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