Waroona

Latest release
2021 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA58820
People 4,234
Male 49.9%
Female 50.1%
Median age 48
Families 1,131
Average number of children per family  null
for families with children 1.9
for all households (a) 0.7
All private dwellings 2,216
Average number of people per household 2.4
Median weekly household income $1,312
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,625
Median weekly rent (b) $260
Average number of motor vehicles per dwelling 2.2

(a) This label has been updated to more accurately reflect the Census concept shown in this data item. The data has not changed.
(b) For 2021, median weekly rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free.

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People and population

People
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 2,114 49.9 1,322,855 49.7 12,545,154 49.3
Female 2,120 50.1 1,337,171 50.3 12,877,635 50.7

More information on Sex (SEXP), Place of usual residence (PURP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Indigenous status
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 159 3.8 88,693 3.3 812,728 3.2
Non-Indigenous 3,800 89.7 2,431,204 91.4 23,375,949 91.9
Indigenous status not stated 280 6.6 140,128 5.3 1,234,112 4.9

More information on Indigenous status (INGP)
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Age
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median age 48 N/A 38 N/A 38 N/A
0-4 years 202 4.8 161,753 6.1 1,463,817 5.8
5-9 years 227 5.4 172,654 6.5 1,586,138 6.2
10-14 years 267 6.3 171,377 6.4 1,588,051 6.2
15-19 years 244 5.8 153,263 5.8 1,457,812 5.7
20-24 years 173 4.1 158,817 6.0 1,579,539 6.2
25-29 years 163 3.9 176,045 6.6 1,771,676 7.0
30-34 years 200 4.7 196,312 7.4 1,853,085 7.3
35-39 years 229 5.4 200,904 7.6 1,838,822 7.2
40-44 years 254 6.0 178,589 6.7 1,648,843 6.5
45-49 years 259 6.1 174,632 6.6 1,635,963 6.4
50-54 years 318 7.5 173,622 6.5 1,610,944 6.3
55-59 years 340 8.0 162,778 6.1 1,541,911 6.1
60-64 years 317 7.5 150,667 5.7 1,468,097 5.8
65-69 years 318 7.5 132,186 5.0 1,298,460 5.1
70-74 years 308 7.3 115,196 4.3 1,160,768 4.6
75-79 years 165 3.9 78,012 2.9 821,920 3.2
80-84 years 138 3.3 53,115 2.0 554,598 2.2
85 years and over 106 2.5 50,106 1.9 542,342 2.1

More information on Age (AGEP)
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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Married 1,741 49.3 1,018,971 47.3 9,665,708 46.5
Separated 141 4.0 71,509 3.3 674,590 3.2
Divorced 396 11.2 190,493 8.8 1,831,952 8.8
Widowed 204 5.8 95,601 4.4 1,029,142 5.0
Never married 1,046 29.6 777,668 36.1 7,583,393 36.5

Note: In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.

More information on Registered marital status (MSTP)
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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over, usually resident and present in the household on Census night 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Registered marriage (a) 1,478 49.3 899,167 47.4 8,747,135 46.6
De facto marriage (b) 381 12.7 230,618 12.2 2,168,351 11.5
Not married 1,138 38.0 766,278 40.4 7,863,327 41.9

(a) In December 2017, amendments to the Marriage Act 1961 came into effect enabling marriage equality for all couples. For 2021, registered marriages include all couples.
(b) De facto marriage is when two people live together as partners who are not in a registered marriage. It includes people who report de facto, partner, common law husband/wife/spouse, lover, girlfriend or boyfriend.

More information on Social marital status (MDCP)
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Education

Type of educational institution attending
People attending an educational institution 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Preschool 61 5.4 45,452 5.6 484,185 6.3
Primary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Primary - Government 160 14.0 156,062 19.3 1,421,300 18.5
Primary - Catholic 134 11.8 36,691 4.5 396,758 5.2
Primary - other non-Government 9 0.8 29,429 3.6 254,043 3.3
Primary total (a) 308 27.0 222,555 27.6 2,075,224 27.0
Secondary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Secondary - Government 165 14.5 102,367 12.7 934,138 12.2
Secondary - Catholic 49 4.3 36,428 4.5 371,022 4.8
Secondary - other non-Government 45 4.0 36,831 4.6 322,314 4.2
Secondary total (b) 255 22.4 175,841 21.8 1,629,624 21.2
Tertiary  null  null  null  null  null  null
Tertiary - Vocational education (including TAFE and private training providers) 84 7.4 59,897 7.4 601,901 7.8
Tertiary - University or other higher education 53 4.7 112,067 13.9 1,185,450 15.4
Tertiary total (c) 136 11.9 172,239 21.3 1,789,994 23.3
Other 13 1.1 23,856 3.0 242,821 3.2
Not stated 370 32.5 167,197 20.7 1,456,618 19.0

(a) Includes Primary - not further defined.
(b) Includes Secondary - not further defined.
(c) Includes Tertiary - not further defined.

More information on Type of educational institution attending (TYPP)
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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 248 7.0 513,667 23.8 5,464,631 26.3
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 252 7.1 200,659 9.3 1,946,738 9.4
Certificate level IV 143 4.0 83,590 3.9 719,425 3.5
Certificate level III 700 19.8 298,459 13.9 2,617,766 12.6
Year 12 417 11.8 334,324 15.5 3,104,116 14.9
Year 11 228 6.5 107,799 5.0 958,803 4.6
Year 10 670 19.0 242,762 11.3 2,086,306 10.0
Certificate level II 0 0.0 1,044 0.0 13,687 0.1
Certificate level I 0 0.0 253 0.0 2,614 0.0
Year 9 or below 328 9.3 116,570 5.4 1,490,444 7.2
Inadequately described 90 2.5 54,719 2.5 506,259 2.4
No educational attainment 9 0.3 12,723 0.6 175,844 0.8
Not stated 446 12.6 187,134 8.7 1,694,773 8.2

More information on Level of highest educational attainment (HEAP)
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Cultural diversity

Ancestry, top responses
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
English 1,864 44.0 1,000,796 37.6 8,385,928 33.0
Australian 1,566 37.0 789,282 29.7 7,596,753 29.9
Italian 467 11.0 137,255 5.2 1,108,364 4.4
Scottish 424 10.0 232,541 8.7 2,176,777 8.6
Irish 350 8.3 233,323 8.8 2,410,833 9.5

Note 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 sum of all ancestry responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not state an ancestry). In 2016 QuickStats percentages were based on total number of responses and will not be comparable to this table.

More information on Ancestry multi response (ANCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Country of birth, top responses
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 3,134 74.0 1,648,794 62.0 17,019,815 66.9
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null  null  null
England 304 7.2 196,885 7.4 927,490 3.6
New Zealand 114 2.7 75,591 2.8 530,492 2.1
Italy 60 1.4 18,175 0.7 163,326 0.6
Philippines 42 1.0 37,524 1.4 293,892 1.2
Scotland 36 0.9 26,146 1.0 118,496 0.5

More information on Country of birth of person (BPLP)
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Country of birth of parents
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both parents born overseas 1,036 24.5 1,106,195 41.6 9,321,603 36.7
Father only born overseas 323 7.6 207,167 7.8 1,670,476 6.6
Mother only born overseas 272 6.4 165,635 6.2 1,257,942 4.9
Both parents born in Australia 2,218 52.4 1,008,229 37.9 11,663,577 45.9
Not stated 381 9.0 172,800 6.5 1,509,188 5.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother/father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of parents (BPPP)
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Country of birth of father, top stated responses
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,512 59.3 1,177,291 44.3 12,959,282 51.0
England 479 11.3 323,400 12.2 1,626,778 6.4
Italy 219 5.2 55,877 2.1 477,065 1.9
New Zealand 164 3.9 101,529 3.8 673,661 2.6
Scotland 83 2.0 50,313 1.9 272,233 1.1

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for father if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of father (BPMP)
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Country of birth of mother, top stated responses
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Australia 2,548 60.2 1,220,120 45.9 13,383,605 52.6
England 482 11.4 306,911 11.5 1,488,479 5.9
Italy 180 4.3 44,240 1.7 391,399 1.5
New Zealand 156 3.7 95,298 3.6 650,743 2.6
Scotland 91 2.1 46,604 1.8 241,428 0.9

Note: For the 2021 Census, guidance was provided to respondents on how to answer for mother if their birth parent is unknown or they have same-sex parents.

More information on Country of birth of mother (BPFP)
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Religious affiliation, top responses
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
No Religion, so described 1,827 43.2 1,130,094 42.5 9,767,448 38.4
Catholic 933 22.0 496,847 18.7 5,075,907 20.0
Anglican 645 15.2 269,583 10.1 2,496,273 9.8
Not stated 391 9.2 200,210 7.5 1,751,052 6.9
Christian, nfd 96 2.3 89,919 3.4 688,440 2.7

Note: 'No Religion, so described' does not include those who reported Secular and Other Spiritual Beliefs such as Atheism, Agnosticism and Own Spiritual Beliefs.

In Waroona, Christianity was the largest broad group religious group reported overall (50.4%) (excludes Not stated). The broad group level is the highest and most general level of the Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups, 2016.

More information on Religious affiliation (RELP)
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Language used at home, top responses (other than English)
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Italian 111 2.6 25,432 1.0 228,042 0.9
Filipino 23 0.5 12,501 0.5 90,853 0.4
Tagalog 17 0.4 17,313 0.7 131,195 0.5
French 13 0.3 9,751 0.4 70,740 0.3
German 10 0.2 8,891 0.3 70,247 0.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
English only used at home 3,645 86.1 2,002,771 75.3 18,303,662 72.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Households where a non-English language is used 141 8.9 204,514 21.2 2,295,688 24.8

More information on Language used at home (LANP)
Languages used at home data is based on place of usual residence
Households where a non-English language is used is based on place of enumeration

Income and work

Participation in the labour force
People aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
In the labour force 1,879 53.2 1,376,251 63.9 12,695,853 61.1
Not in the labour force 1,347 38.1 641,842 29.8 6,888,081 33.1
Not stated 313 8.9 136,153 6.3 1,200,851 5.8

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Employment status
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 970 51.6 786,345 57.1 7,095,103 55.9
Worked part-time 597 31.8 439,984 32.0 3,962,550 31.2
Away from work (a) 182 9.7 79,916 5.8 991,758 7.8
Unemployed 124 6.6 70,001 5.1 646,442 5.1

Note 1: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of people aged 15 and over who reported being in the labour force in the area.
Note 2: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

(a) Counts employed people who reported 0 hours of work the week before the Census or did not state their hours of work.

More information on Labour force status (LFSP)
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Employment, hours worked
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
0 hours (away from work) 131 7.5 58,597 4.5 787,382 6.5
1-19 hours 268 15.3 189,147 14.5 1,681,120 14.0
20-29 hours 192 11.0 152,870 11.7 1,373,403 11.4
30-34 hours 140 8.0 97,968 7.5 908,031 7.5
35-39 hours 264 15.1 235,122 18.0 2,487,056 20.6
40-44 hours 213 12.2 255,631 19.6 2,448,402 20.3
45 hours or more 489 27.9 295,596 22.6 2,159,645 17.9

Note: Records the number of hours worked in all jobs held during the week before Census Night for employed people aged 15 years and over. This excludes any time off but includes any overtime or extra time worked.

More information on Hours worked (HRSP)
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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Technicians and Trades Workers 407 23.3 199,379 15.3 1,554,313 12.9
Machinery Operators and Drivers 286 16.3 100,392 7.7 755,863 6.3
Labourers 236 13.5 122,961 9.4 1,086,120 9.0
Managers 192 11.0 160,687 12.3 1,645,769 13.7
Community and Personal Service Workers 174 9.9 154,341 11.8 1,382,205 11.5
Clerical and Administrative Workers 152 8.7 157,610 12.1 1,525,311 12.7
Professionals 144 8.2 287,009 22.0 2,886,921 24.0
Sales Workers 105 6.0 101,670 7.8 986,433 8.2

More information on Occupation (OCCP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Alumina Production 148 8.5 4,329 0.3 5,421 0.0
Site Preparation Services 89 5.1 5,943 0.5 40,029 0.3
Iron Ore Mining 74 4.2 38,038 2.9 42,728 0.4
Bauxite Mining 55 3.1 1,188 0.1 3,005 0.0
Aged Care Residential Services 53 3.0 24,562 1.9 258,274 2.1

More information on Industry of employment (INDP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Median weekly incomes (a)
People aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Personal (b) $620 N/A $848 N/A $805 N/A
Family (c) $1,701 N/A $2,214 N/A $2,120 N/A
Household (d) $1,312 N/A $1,815 N/A $1,746 N/A

(a) Incomes are collected in ranges. The medians are then calculated using information from the Survey of Income and Housing.
(b) Excludes people aged 15 years and over who did not state their income.
(c) Excludes families where at least one family member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.
(d) Excludes households where at least one household member aged 15 years and over did not state their income.

More information on Total personal income (INCP), Total family income (FINF), Total household income (HIND)
Personal income data is based on place of usual residence
Family and household income data is based on place of enumeration

Method of travel to work on the day of the Census, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Car, as driver 1,088 62.2 810,960 62.1 6,347,498 52.7
Car, as passenger 77 4.4 60,341 4.6 466,904 3.9
Walked only 49 2.8 28,115 2.2 306,045 2.5
Bus 42 2.4 37,489 2.9 175,085 1.5
Truck 21 1.2 7,717 0.6 76,657 0.6
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Did not go to work 261 14.9 152,794 11.7 1,417,449 11.8
Worked at home 118 6.7 98,289 7.5 2,531,262 21.0
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
People who travelled to work by public transport (a) 56 3.2 96,779 7.4 554,711 4.6
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger (b) 1,186 67.8 898,942 68.8 6,961,762 57.8

Note: Respondents had the option to report up to three methods of travel to work on the day of the Census.

(a) Includes people who used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.
(b) Includes people who travelled by car (as a driver, or as a passenger), as at least one of their methods of travel to work on Census day.

More information on Method of travel to work (MTWP)
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Unpaid work and care

Unpaid work and care
People aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (week before Census Night) 2,389 67.7 1,463,667 67.9 14,077,657 67.7
Provided unpaid care for child/children (during two weeks before Census Night) 869 24.5 614,554 28.5 5,471,756 26.3
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition or due to old age (during two weeks before Census Night) 402 11.4 231,378 10.7 2,476,681 11.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 687 19.4 343,566 15.9 2,933,646 14.1

More information on Unpaid domestic work (DOMP), Unpaid child care (CHCAREP), Unpaid assistance to a person with a disability, health condition, or due to old age (UNCAREP), Voluntary work for an organisation or group (VOLWP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours
People aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than 5 hours 574 16.3 447,351 20.8 4,117,135 19.8
5 to 14 hours 859 24.4 583,533 27.1 5,663,904 27.3
15 to 29 hours 465 13.2 245,381 11.4 2,511,024 12.1
30 hours or more 488 13.8 187,413 8.7 1,785,591 8.6

Note: Measures the time spent during the week before the Census doing domestic work without pay for themselves and their household.

More information on Unpaid domestic work: number of hours (DOMP)
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Health

Type of long-term health condition
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Arthritis 525 12.4 202,847 7.6 2,150,396 8.5
Asthma 343 8.1 195,300 7.3 2,068,020 8.1
Cancer (including remission) 167 3.9 72,864 2.7 732,152 2.9
Dementia (including Alzheimer's) 15 0.4 17,612 0.7 189,162 0.7
Diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes) 241 5.7 117,182 4.4 1,198,721 4.7
Heart disease (including heart attack or angina) 199 4.7 94,523 3.6 999,096 3.9
Kidney disease 45 1.1 20,352 0.8 231,777 0.9
Lung condition (including COPD or emphysema) 85 2.0 42,087 1.6 441,109 1.7
Mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) 378 8.9 220,581 8.3 2,231,543 8.8
Stroke 44 1.0 21,573 0.8 234,609 0.9
Any other long-term health condition(s) 324 7.7 196,431 7.4 2,041,929 8.0
No long-term health condition(s) 2,293 54.2 1,629,249 61.2 15,292,718 60.2
Not stated 468 11.1 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note 1: Respondents had the option of reporting multiple long-term health conditions. Therefore, the sum of all long-term health condition responses for an area will not equal the total number of people in the area.
Note 2: Calculated percentages represent a proportion of the number of people in the area (including those who did not answer the long-term health conditions question).

More information on Type of long-term health condition (LTHP)
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Count of selected long-term health conditions
All people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None of the selected conditions 2,429 57.4 1,730,753 65.1 16,302,537 64.1
One condition 850 20.1 483,681 18.2 4,791,516 18.8
Two conditions 344 8.1 142,068 5.3 1,490,344 5.9
Three or more conditions 147 3.5 68,082 2.6 772,142 3.0
Not stated 468 11.1 235,428 8.9 2,066,251 8.1

Note: Selected long-term health conditions include arthritis, asthma, cancer (including remission), dementia (including Alzheimer's), diabetes (excluding gestational diabetes), heart disease (including heart attack or angina), kidney disease, lung condition (including COPD or emphysema), mental health condition (including depression or anxiety) and stroke. Other long-term health conditions are not included in this count.

More information on Count of selected long-term health conditions (CLTHP)
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Australian Defence Force service

Australian Defence Force Service
People aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Currently serving 4 0.1 6,905 0.3 84,865 0.4
Previously served (and not currently serving) 131 3.7 55,507 2.6 496,276 2.4
Has never served 3,071 86.9 1,948,313 90.4 18,954,152 91.2
Not stated 322 9.1 143,513 6.7 1,249,493 6.0

Note: Australian Defence Force Service includes service in the Regular and/or Reserves service. Includes Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army, Royal Australian Air Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, National Service and NORFORCE. Excludes service for non-Australian defence forces.

More information on Australian Defence Force service (ADFP)
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Families

Family composition
All families 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 545 48.2 272,493 38.8 2,608,834 38.8
Couple family with children 434 38.4 313,666 44.6 2,944,140 43.7
One parent family 144 12.7 106,035 15.1 1,068,268 15.9
Other family 13 1.1 10,930 1.6 108,941 1.6

More information on Family composition (FMCF)
Table based on place of enumeration

Single (or lone) parents
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male N/A 22.2 N/A 20.1 N/A 19.6
Female N/A 79.2 N/A 79.9 N/A 80.4

More information on Sex of lone parent (SLPP)
Table based on place of enumeration

Employment status of couple families
Couple families where parents or partners were aged 15 years and over 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Both employed, worked full-time 114 11.7 124,472 21.2 1,234,626 22.2
Both employed, worked part-time 35 3.6 25,708 4.4 264,182 4.8
One employed full-time, one part-time 193 19.8 136,018 23.2 1,155,042 20.8
One employed full-time, other not working 120 12.3 78,931 13.5 692,497 12.5
One employed part-time, other not working 52 5.3 33,022 5.6 339,960 6.1
Both not working 270 27.7 102,945 17.6 1,163,744 21.0
Other 91 9.3 36,730 6.3 449,640 8.1
Labour force status not stated 97 9.9 48,325 8.2 253,286 4.6

Note: The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's labour force. More information is provided in Comparing 2021 Census and Labour Force Survey.

More information on Labour force status of parents/partners in families (LFSF)
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Dwellings

Dwelling count
Private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 1,584 75.1 964,734 89.1 9,275,217 89.9
Unoccupied private dwellings 525 24.9 118,109 10.9 1,043,776 10.1

More information on Dwelling type (DWTD)
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Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Separate house 1,459 92.1 769,038 79.7 6,710,582 72.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 96 6.1 125,450 13.0 1,168,860 12.6
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 62,360 6.5 1,319,095 14.2
Other dwelling 25 1.6 5,858 0.6 54,711 0.6

More information on Dwelling structure (STRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of bedrooms
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None (includes studio apartments or bedsitters) 11 0.7 2,557 0.3 44,864 0.5
1 bedroom 55 3.5 35,236 3.7 488,681 5.3
2 bedrooms 218 13.8 121,450 12.6 1,768,530 19.1
3 bedrooms 550 34.8 361,327 37.5 3,617,803 39.0
4 or more bedrooms 718 45.4 431,241 44.7 3,224,351 34.8
Number of bedrooms not stated 30 1.9 12,919 1.3 130,989 1.4
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Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 3.3 N/A 3.3 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per household 2.4 N/A 2.5 N/A 2.5 N/A

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Number of persons usually resident in dwelling (NPRD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Number of registered motor vehicles
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
None 57 3.6 47,107 4.9 673,969 7.3
1 motor vehicle 447 28.1 327,859 34.0 3,353,737 36.2
2 motor vehicles 584 36.7 376,783 39.1 3,366,738 36.3
3 or more vehicles 471 29.6 199,811 20.7 1,745,924 18.8
Number of motor vehicles not stated 33 2.1 13,179 1.4 134,848 1.5

Note: Motor vehicles excludes motorbikes, motor scooters and heavy motor vehicles.

More information on Number of registered motor vehicles (VEHD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Housing

Household composition
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Family households 1,101 69.6 686,949 71.2 6,542,648 70.5
Single (or lone) person households 443 28.0 245,193 25.4 2,370,742 25.6
Group households 39 2.5 32,591 3.4 361,822 3.9

More information on Household composition (HHCD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Tenure type
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Owned outright 649 41.0 281,327 29.2 2,872,331 31.0
Owned with a mortgage (a) 581 36.7 385,629 40.0 3,242,449 35.0
Rented (b) 273 17.2 263,826 27.3 2,842,378 30.6
Other tenure type (c) 51 3.2 20,648 2.1 181,518 2.0
Tenure type not stated 34 2.1 13,303 1.4 136,538 1.5

(a) Includes dwellings purchased under a shared equity scheme.
(b) Excludes dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(c) Comprises dwellings occupied rent free, occupied under a life tenure scheme and other tenure type.

More information on Tenure type (TEND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Household income
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Less than $650 total household weekly income (a) N/A 24.0 N/A 16.3 N/A 16.5
More than $3,000 total household weekly income (a) N/A 17.6 N/A 25.6 N/A 24.3

(a) Percentages (%) exclude dwellings with 'Partial income stated' or 'All incomes not stated.'

More information on Total household income (weekly) (HIND)
Table based on place of enumeration

Rent weekly payments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) being rented 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median rent (a) 260 N/A 340 N/A 375 N/A
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Renter households where rent payments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (b) 146 53.5 157,934 59.9 1,667,080 58.7
Renter households with rent payments greater than 30% of household income (b) 92 33.7 74,615 28.3 915,317 32.2
Unable to determine (c) 33 12.1 31,280 11.9 259,992 9.1

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.
(b) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to RAID.
(c) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Rent payments (weekly) (RNTD), Rent affordability indicator (RAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage monthly repayments
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) owned with a mortgage or purchased under a shared equity scheme 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median mortgage repayments 1,625 N/A 1,842 N/A 1,863 N/A
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Owner with mortgage households where mortgage repayments are less than or equal to 30% of household income (a) 390 67.1 277,901 72.1 2,398,902 74.0
Owner with mortgage households with mortgage repayments greater than 30% of household income (a) 67 11.5 50,192 13.0 468,817 14.5
Unable to determine (b) 132 22.7 57,539 14.9 374,734 11.6

(a) This is not comparable with historical QuickStats, as applicable households included in this calculation have changed. For details on how Household income is derived please refer to MAID.
(b) Unable to determine includes those households in which income and/or housing costs were not, or were only partially stated, by persons in the household.

More information on Mortgage repayments (monthly) (MRED), Mortgage affordability indicator (MAID)
Table based on place of enumeration

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Male 85 54.5 44,716 50.4 403,709 49.7
Female 71 45.5 43,985 49.6 409,025 50.3
 null  null  null  null  null  null  null
Median age 23 N/A 24 N/A 24 N/A

More information on Sex (SEXP), Indigenous status (INGP)
Table based on place of usual residence

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 3.3 N/A 3.2 N/A 3.1 N/A
Average number of people per bedroom 1 N/A 1 N/A 1 N/A
Median weekly household income (a) 1,974 N/A 1,480 N/A 1,507 N/A

(a) Excludes households where at least one person aged 15 years and over in the household did not state their income.

More information on Number of bedrooms in a private dwelling (BEDD), Household composition (HHCD), Total household income (HIND), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

Mortgage and rent
Occupied private dwellings (excl. visitor only and other non-classifiable households) where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 		Waroona % Waroona Western Australia % Western Australia Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent (a) 258 N/A 260 N/A 300 N/A
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,517 N/A 1,733 N/A 1,721 N/A

(a) Median rent calculations exclude dwellings being occupied rent-free, this is not comparable to 2016 QuickStats data.

More information on Rent weekly payments (RNTD), Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED), Indigenous household indicator (INGDWTD)
Table based on place of enumeration

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