Wellington Mill

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 121 people in Wellington Mill. Of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Wellington Mill was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population.

Of people in Wellington Mill aged 15 years and over, 62.1% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Wellington Mill, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Wellington Mill 29.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.4% were in primary school, 12.5% in secondary school and 18.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Wellington Mill, 18.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 16.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 12.8% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Wellington Mill were English 33.6%, Australian 31.5%, Scottish 10.3%, Canadian 5.5% and Dutch 4.1%.

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 Wellington Mill (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Wellington Mill, 83.0% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 4.7% and New Zealand 2.8%.

In Wellington Mill, 55.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 23.5% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Wellington Mill, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 62.9%, England 12.1%, Canada 5.2%, New Zealand 3.4% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.6%.

In Wellington Mill, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 67.9%, Canada 8.9%, New Zealand 6.2%, England 5.4% and Germany 2.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Wellington Mill were No Religion, so described 38.3%, Anglican 18.3%, Catholic 15.8%, Not stated 13.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 11.7%. In Wellington Mill, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (55.8%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Wellington Mill 91.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 67 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wellington Mill. Of these 50.7% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 4.5% 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 Wellington Mill, 8.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 18.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Wellington Mill included Professionals 23.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 20.0%, Managers 13.8%, Community and Personal Service Workers 13.8%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 12.3%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.7%, Sales Workers 4.6% and Labourers 4.6%.

Of the employed people in Wellington Mill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 10.0%, Iron Ore Mining 10.0%, Alumina Production 10.0%, Accommodation 10.0% and Cafes and Restaurants 10.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wellington Mill was $787.

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

In Wellington Mill, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 72.4%, Walked only 8.6% and Worked at home 6.9%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 65.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Wellington Mill, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 17.9% provided care for children and 20.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 34.7% 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 Wellington Mill, 26.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Wellington Mill, 24.3% were couple families with children, 64.9% were couple families without children and 10.8% were one parent families.

In Wellington Mill, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Wellington Mill, of couple families with children, 15.6% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 9.4% 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 Wellington Mill, 71.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.6% were unoccupied.

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

Of occupied private dwellings in Wellington Mill, 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 Wellington Mill, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 8.3% had 2 bedrooms and 44.4% 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 Wellington Mill, 15.2% were owned outright, 57.6% were owned with a mortgage and 27.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Wellington Mill, of all households, 90.0% were family households, 10.0% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Wellington Mill, 16.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 12.9% 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 Wellington Mill, 13.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 52.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Wellington Mill, 91.4% 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 Wellington Mill, 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 Wellington Mill, 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 Wellington Mill, 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)