West Toodyay

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 465 people in West Toodyay. Of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.5% of the population.

The median age of people in West Toodyay was 52 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 12.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.6% of the population.

Of people in West Toodyay aged 15 years and over, 55.2% were married and 18.4% were either divorced or separated.

In West Toodyay, of people aged 15 years and over, 53.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In West Toodyay 24.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.2% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 7.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in West Toodyay, 13.5% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 18.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 11.2% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in West Toodyay were English 34.5%, Australian 32.5%, Irish 10.1%, Scottish 7.8% and German 2.3%.

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 West Toodyay (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In West Toodyay, 66.3% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 11.8%, New Zealand 4.2%, United States of America 1.1%, Northern Ireland 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

In West Toodyay, 50.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 24.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

In West Toodyay, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 60.7%, England 13.9%, New Zealand 4.5%, Scotland 2.0% and United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.6%.

In West Toodyay, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 58.5%, England 14.1%, New Zealand 3.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.7% and Scotland 1.3%.

The most common responses for religion in West Toodyay were No Religion, so described 35.5%, Anglican 25.0%, Not stated 11.6%, Catholic 10.1% and Baptist 4.4%. In West Toodyay, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (57.5%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In West Toodyay 89.5% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Mandarin 0.7%.

Employment

There were 226 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in West Toodyay. Of these 53.5% were employed full time, 35.8% were employed part-time and 7.1% 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 West Toodyay, 15.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in West Toodyay included Clerical and Administrative Workers 15.2%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.9%, Managers 13.5%, Professionals 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.2%, Labourers 11.2%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 10.8% and Sales Workers 9.4%.

Of the employed people in West Toodyay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation 7.5%, Secondary Education 6.8%, Iron Ore Mining 5.0%, Local Government Administration 5.0% and Hardware and Building Supplies Retailing 4.3%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in West Toodyay was $599.

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

In West Toodyay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.9%, Worked at home 10.4%, Car, as passenger 3.5%, Other 2.0% and Bus 1.5%. 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 66.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In West Toodyay, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.5% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 29.2% 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 West Toodyay, 24.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.1% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in West Toodyay, 29.0% were couple families with children, 58.7% were couple families without children and 12.3% were one parent families.

In West Toodyay, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In West Toodyay, of couple families with children, 17.9% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 20.3% 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 West Toodyay, 72.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 27.6% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in West Toodyay, 97.8% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

In West Toodyay, of occupied private dwellings 5.0% had 1 bedroom, 10.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.8% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in West Toodyay, 42.7% were owned outright, 42.7% were owned with a mortgage and 9.7% were rented.

Household composition

In West Toodyay, of all households, 72.1% were family households, 26.2% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In West Toodyay, 26.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 14.6% 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 West Toodyay, 23.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.8% had two registered motor vehicles and 38.3% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In West Toodyay, 82.7% 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 West Toodyay, 37.5% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 62.5% were female. The median age was 18 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 West Toodyay, 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 $2,250.

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

In West Toodyay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $792.

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