Demographics - Wollstonecraft

To better understand the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT potential of your INVESTMENT PROPERTY it is crucial to research the suburb of WOLLSTONECRAFT. A good starting point is to assess the population demographics of WOLLSTONECRAFT to understand who are your potential tenants and/or purchasers.

As experienced property managers our property management team uses this information to identify the target market when developing a marketing strategy for your rental property.

This ensures that we provide our landlords with the most accurate advice, achieve the highest rent and attract the best tenants who will look after your valuable investment property.

Unfortunately in most cases the local REAL ESTATE AGENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT places little importance in keeping up to date with this vital information. Usually because they are either overworked, under staffed or don’t understand the importance.










PERSON CHARACTERISTICS

(Place of usual residence)
PERSON CHARACTERISTICS Selected Region % of total persons in Region Australia % of total persons in Australia

Total persons (excluding overseas visitors) 7,580 - 19,855,288 -
Males 3,595 47.40% 9,799,252 49.40%
Females 3,985 52.60% 10,056,036 50.60%
Indigenous persons (comprises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) 11 0.10% 455,031 2.30%
In the 2006 Census (held on 8th August 2006), there were 7,580 persons usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb): 47.4% were males and 52.6% were females. Of the total population in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) 0.1% were Indigenous persons, compared with 2.3% Indigenous persons in Australia.


AGE Selected Region % of total persons in Region Australia % of total persons in Australia
Age groups:

0-4 years 276 3.60% 1,260,405 6.30%
5-14 years 310 4.10% 2,676,807 13.50%
15-24 years 948 12.50% 2,704,276 13.60%
25-54 years 4,385 57.80% 8,376,751 42.20%
55-64 years 801 10.60% 2,192,675 11.00%
65 years and over 860 11.30% 2,644,374 13.30%


Median age of persons 34 - 37 -
In the 2006 Census 7.7% of the population usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were children aged between 0-14 years, and 21.9% were persons aged 55 years and over. The median age of persons in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) was 34 years, compared with 37 years for persons in Australia.


SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS Selected Region % of total persons in Region Australia % of total persons in Australia
Australian citizenship 5,771 76.10% 17,095,569 86.10%
Persons born overseas 2,773 36.60% 4,416,037 22.20%
Overseas visitors (excluded from all other classifications) 151 2.00% 206,358 1.00%
In the 2006 Census, 76.1% of persons usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were Australian citizens, 36.6% were born overseas and 2.0% were overseas visitors.


COUNTRY OF BIRTH
MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION Selected Region % of total persons in Region Australia % of total persons in Australia
Australia 4,207 55.50% 14,072,944 70.90%
England 459 6.10% 856,939 4.30%
New Zealand 279 3.70% 389,463 2.00%
China 231 3.00% 206,591 1.00%
Hong Kong 215 2.80% 71,802 0.40%
Japan 196 2.60% 30,777 0.20%
In the 2006 Census, 55.5% of persons usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses within Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were: England 6.1%, New Zealand 3.7%, China 3.0%, Hong Kong 2.8% and Japan 2.6%.


LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME

MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION Selected Region % of total persons in Region Australia % of total persons in Australia
English only spoken at home 5,429 71.60% 15,581,333 78.50%
Cantonese 383 5.10% 244,553 1.20%
Mandarin 237 3.10% 220,601 1.10%
Japanese 213 2.80% 35,111 0.20%
Spanish 56 0.70% 97,999 0.50%
German 46 0.60% 75,636 0.40%
In the 2006 Census, English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 71.6% of persons usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb). The most common languages other than English spoken at home were: Cantonese 5.1%, Mandarin 3.1%, Japanese 2.8%, Spanish 0.7% and German 0.6%.


RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION

MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION Selected Region % of total persons in Region Australia % of total persons in Australia
No Religion 1,932 25.50% 3,706,557 18.70%
Catholic 1,756 23.20% 5,126,882 25.80%
Anglican 1,419 18.70% 3,718,248 18.70%
Uniting Church 301 4.00% 1,135,422 5.70%
Buddhism 267 3.50% 418,755 2.10%
In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for persons usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were No Religion 25.5%, Catholic 23.2%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 4.0% and Buddhism 3.5%.


MARITAL STATUS (Population aged 15 years and over) Selected Region % of persons aged 15 years and over in Region Australia % of persons aged 15 years and over in Australia
Married 2,541 36.30% 7,900,684 49.60%
Never married 3,421 48.90% 5,278,600 33.20%
Separated or divorced 764 10.90% 1,801,979 11.30%
Widowed 266 3.80% 936,813 5.90%
In the 2006 Census, 36.3% of persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were married, 48.9% never married, 10.9% separated or divorced and 3.8% widowed.
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LABOUR FORCE (Population aged 15 years and over) Selected Region % of persons in the labour force in Region Australia % of persons in the labour force in Australia
Total labour force (includes employed and unemployed persons) 5,062 - 9,607,987 -
Employed full-time 3,761 74.30% 5,827,432 60.70%
Employed part-time 924 18.30% 2,685,193 27.90%
Employed away from work 170 3.40% 337,991 3.50%
Employed hours not stated 58 1.10% 253,567 2.60%
Unemployed 149 2.90% 503,804 5.20%
Not in the labour force 1,407 - 5,271,116 -
During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 5,062 people aged 15 years and over who were usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were in the labour force. Of these, 74.3% were employed full-time, 18.3% were employed part-time, 3.4% were employed but away from work, 1.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. There were 1,407 usual residents aged 15 years and over not in the labour force.


OCCUPATION (Employed persons aged 15 years and over) Selected Region % of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Region Australia % of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Australia


Professionals 2,043 41.60% 1,806,010 19.80%
Managers 944 19.20% 1,202,267 13.20%
Clerical and Administrative Workers 785 16.00% 1,365,805 15.00%
Sales Workers 335 6.80% 896,208 9.80%
Technicians and Trades Workers 302 6.10% 1,309,258 14.40%
Community and Personal Service Workers 275 5.60% 801,906 8.80%
Labourers 93 1.90% 952,520 10.50%
Machinery Operators And Drivers 53 1.10% 604,616 6.60%
In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for employed persons usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were Professionals 41.6%, Managers 19.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 16.0%, Sales Workers 6.8% and Technicians and Trades Workers 6.1%.


INDUSTRY OF EMPLOYMENT (Employed persons aged 15 years and over)

MAIN RESPONSES IN SELECTED REGION Selected Region % of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Region Australia % of employed persons aged 15 years and over in Australia
Legal and Accounting Services 291 5.90% 185,423 2.00%
Computer System Design and Related Services 291 5.90% 106,039 1.20%
Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 246 5.00% 87,520 1.00%
Depository Financial Intermediation 191 3.90% 130,287 1.40%
Hospitals 174 3.50% 303,923 3.30%
In the 2006 Census, the most common industries of employment for persons aged 15 years and over usually resident in Wollstonecraft (Suburb) were Legal and Accounting Services 5.9%, Computer System Design and Related Services 5.9%, Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services 5.0%, Depository Financial Intermediation 3.9% and Hospitals 3.5%.


INCOME (Population aged 15 years and over) Selected Region




Australia





Median individual income ($/weekly) 997 - 466 -
Median household income ($/weekly) 1,807 - 1,027 -
Median family income ($/weekly) 2,419 - 1,171 -
In Wollstonecraft (Suburb), the median weekly individual income for persons aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $997, compared with $466 in Australia. The median weekly household income was $1,807, compared with $1,027 in Australia. The median weekly family income was $2,419, compared with $1,171 in Australia.


FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS


FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS
Selected Region % of total families in Region Australia % of total families in Australia
Total families 1,915 - 5,219,165 -
Couple families with children 497 26.00% 2,362,582 45.30%
Couple families without children 1,135 59.30% 1,943,643 37.20%
One parent families 195 10.20% 823,254 15.80%
Other families 88 4.60% 89,686 1.70%
In the 2006 Census, there were 1,915 families in Wollstonecraft (Suburb): 26.0% were couple families with children, 59.3% were couple families without children, 10.2% were one parent families and 4.6% were other families.


DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS


DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS - PRIVATE DWELLINGS (Includes Visitor only and other not classifiable households) Selected Region % of total occupied private dwellings in Region Australia % of total occupied private dwellings in Australia
Total private dwellings (includes unoccupied private dwellings) 4,273 - 8,426,559 -
Occupied private dwellings: 3,890 - 7,596,183 -
Separate house 323 8.30% 5,685,387 74.80%
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 436 11.20% 702,550 9.20%
Flat, unit or apartment 3,101 79.70% 1,076,315 14.20%
Other dwellings 30 0.80% 127,337 1.70%
Not stated 0 0.00% 4,594 0.10%
In the 2006 Census there were 3,890 occupied private dwellings counted in Wollstonecraft (Suburb): 8.3% were separate houses, 11.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 79.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.








DWELLING CHARACTERISTICS - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS Selected Region
Australia

Median rent ($/weekly) 350 - 190 -
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly) 2,167 - 1,300 -
Average household size 1.9 - 2.6 -
Average number of persons per bedroom 1.1 - 1.1 -
In Wollstonecraft (Suburb), the median weekly rent was $350, compared to $190 in Australia. The median monthly housing loan repayment was $2,167, compared to $1,300 in Australia. The average household size was 1.9 and the average number of persons per bedroom was 1.1.


TENURE TYPE - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS Selected Region % of total occupied private dwellings in Region Australia % of total occupied private dwellings in Australia
Fully owned 916 23.50% 2,478,264 32.60%
Being purchased (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 802 20.60% 2,448,205 32.20%
Rented (includes rent-free) 1,850 47.60% 2,063,947 27.20%
Other tenure type 12 0.30% 65,715 0.90%
Not stated 309 7.90% 540,050 7.10%
In Wollstonecraft (Suburb), 23.5% of occupied private dwellings were fully owned, 20.6% were being purchased and 47.6% were rented.


HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS Selected Region % of total occupied private dwellings in Region Australia % of total occupied private dwellings in Australia
Family household 1,909 49.10% 5,122,760 67.40%
Lone person household 1,310 33.70% 1,740,481 22.90%
Group household 380 9.80% 280,856 3.70%
In the 2006 Census in Wollstonecraft (Suburb), 49.1% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 33.7% were lone person households and 9.8% were group households.


LANDLORD TYPE - OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BEING RENTED (including rent free accommodation) Selected Region % of total rented dwellings in Region Australia % of total rented dwellings in Australia
Real estate agent 1,407 76.10% 1,043,198 50.50%
State or Territory housing authority 69 3.70% 306,697 14.90%
Other landlord type 339 18.30% 652,012 31.60%
Landlord type not stated 36 1.90% 62,037 3.00%
In Wollstonecraft (Suburb), of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 76.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 18.3% were rented from other landlord type. In comparison, in Australia 50.5% were rented from a real estate agent and 14.9% from a state or territory housing authority.


Data for this QuickStats was collected from the 2006 Census of Population and Housing.


Some values in this QuickStats may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For further information refer to Introduced Random Error.


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