Western Junction

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 125 people in Western Junction. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Western Junction was 51 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.6% of the population.

Of people in Western Junction aged 15 years and over, 49.5% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

In Western Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.1% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

In Western Junction 26.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 35.5% were in primary school, 41.9% in secondary school and 0.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Western Junction, 9.1% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 14.5% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 10.0% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Western Junction were Australian 35.3%, English 34.7%, Irish 10.0%, Scottish 5.3% and Dutch 3.3%.

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 Western Junction (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Western Junction, 82.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 2.6% and South Africa 2.6%.

In Western Junction, 65.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 12.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Western Junction, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 78.6% and South Africa 6.0%.

In Western Junction, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 77.9%, England 4.4% and South Africa 4.4%.

The most common responses for religion in Western Junction were No Religion, so described 36.4%, Anglican 21.5%, Catholic 15.7%, Not stated 13.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 7.4%. In Western Junction, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (59.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Western Junction 87.6% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 52 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Western Junction. Of these 57.7% were employed full time, 30.8% were employed part-time and 5.8% 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 Western Junction, 28.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 6.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 43.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The only other responses for occupation in Western Junction were Clerical and Administrative Workers 23.4%, Managers 14.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Sales Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.8%, Professionals 10.6% and Labourers 8.5%.

Of the employed people in Western Junction, the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 21.4%, Primary Education 14.3%, Other Agricultural Product Wholesaling 10.7%, Banking 10.7% and Gardening Services 10.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Western Junction was $509.

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

In Western Junction, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 75.6% and Worked at home 6.7%. 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 66.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Western Junction, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.9% provided care for children and 15.0% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 12.4% 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 Western Junction, 21.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.1% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Western Junction, 47.2% were couple families with children, 44.4% were couple families without children and 8.3% were one parent families.

In Western Junction, 0.0% of single parents were male and 100.0% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Western Junction, of couple families with children, 14.3% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 14.3% 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 Western Junction, 93.9% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.1% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Western Junction, 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 Western Junction, of occupied private dwellings 7.3% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 61.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Western Junction, 43.8% were owned outright, 33.3% were owned with a mortgage and 22.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Western Junction, of all households, 72.3% were family households, 21.3% were single person households and 6.4% were group households.

In Western Junction, 28.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.7% 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 Western Junction, 21.4% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 42.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 35.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Western Junction, 81.2% 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 Western Junction, 100.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 37 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 Western Junction, 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 Western Junction, 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)