Woodend North

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 304 people in Woodend North. Of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Woodend North was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.2% of the population.

Of people in Woodend North aged 15 years and over, 63.2% were married and 7.8% were either divorced or separated.

In Woodend North, of people aged 15 years and over, 64.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In Woodend North 31.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.2% were in primary school, 30.2% in secondary school and 10.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Woodend North, 13.0% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 13.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woodend North were Australian 32.9%, English 27.8%, Scottish 10.1%, Irish 8.9% and German 3.5%.

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 Woodend North (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Woodend North, 78.5% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 5.8%, New Zealand 1.4% and Croatia 1.0%.

In Woodend North, 61.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 17.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Woodend North, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 72.3%, England 5.6%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4.6%, Netherlands 1.8% and Italy 1.4%.

In Woodend North, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 70.0%, England 4.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 4.4%, Italy 1.7% and Croatia 1.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Woodend North were No Religion, so described 35.0%, Catholic 28.7%, Not stated 13.3%, Anglican 10.3% and Uniting Church 3.3%. In Woodend North, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (58.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Woodend North 85.6% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Bengali 1.6%, Dutch 1.3% and Croatian 1.3%.

Employment

There were 136 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woodend North. Of these 61.0% were employed full time, 31.6% were employed part-time and 4.4% 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 Woodend North, 13.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.4% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Woodend North included Professionals 25.2%, Managers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 16.5%, Sales Workers 8.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.9%, Labourers 7.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.2% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 3.6%.

Of the employed people in Woodend North, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 12.7%, Cafes and Restaurants 8.9%, Nursery Production (Outdoors) 6.3%, Plumbing Services 6.3% and Site Preparation Services 3.8%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woodend North was $749.

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

In Woodend North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.5%, Worked at home 13.8%, Car, as passenger 5.4%, Train 3.1% and Train, car as driver 2.3%. On the day, 6.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 67.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woodend North, of people aged 15 years and over, 77.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 31.1% provided care for children and 10.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 28.1% 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 Woodend North, 31.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.6% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woodend North, 58.0% were couple families with children, 32.1% were couple families without children and 9.9% were one parent families.

In Woodend North, 30.0% of single parents were male and 70.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Woodend North, of couple families with children, 21.2% had both partners employed full-time, 5.0% had both employed part-time and 16.2% 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 Woodend North, 91.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 8.7% were unoccupied.

View the data quality statements for: Dwelling type (DWTD) Dwelling Structure (STRD)

Of occupied private dwellings in Woodend North, 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 Woodend North, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 5.6% had 2 bedrooms and 48.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.5. The average household size was 2.9 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Woodend North, 43.2% were owned outright, 50.0% were owned with a mortgage and 6.8% were rented.

Household composition

In Woodend North, of all households, 90.2% were family households, 9.8% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Woodend North, 11.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 23.4% 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 Woodend North, 12.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.2% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Woodend North, 91.3% 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 Woodend North, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 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 Woodend North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Woodend North, 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)