Waaia Demographics (VIC) Local Stats
Waaia (3637) is a suburb of Northern Victoria, Shepparton & Central North, Victoria. It is about 198 kms from VIC's capital city of Melbourne. Waaia is in the federal electorate of Murray.
In the 2011 census the population of Waaia was 376 and is comprised of approximately 50.3% females and 49.7% males.
The median/average age of the population of Waaia is 38 years of age.
95.2% of people living in the suburb of Waaia were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were 1.3% New Zealand, 1.3% England.
95.5% of people living in Waaia speak English only. The other top languages spoken are 1.9% Other, 1.9% Language spoken at home not stated, 0.8% Italian.
The religious makeup of Waaia is 30.1% Catholic, 21.3% No religion, 19.7% Anglican, 6.7% Religious affiliation not stated, 6.7% Uniting Church, 6.4% Presbyterian and Reformed, 3.7% Churches of Christ, 1.9% Christian, nfd, 1.1% Other religious affiliation , 0.8% Salvation Army.
61.3% of people are married, 26.9% have never married and 7.9% are divorced and 3.9% are separated. There are 0 widowed people living in Waaia.
60.2% of the people living in Waaia over the age of 15 and who identify as being in the labour force are employed full time, 31.5% are working on a part time basis. Waaia has an unemployment rate of 3.9%.
The main occupations of people living in Waaia are 34.9% Managers, 12.2% Labourers, 11.6% Clerical & administrative workers, 11.0% Technicians & trades workers, 9.9% Machinery operators & drivers, 8.7% Professionals, 7.6% Community & personal service workers, 4.1% Sales workers.
The main industries people from Waaia work in are 33.3% Agriculture, forestry and fishing, 9.8% Retail trade, 9.2% Wholesale trade, 8.6% Health care and social assistance, 6.9% Manufacturing, 6.9% Transport, postal and warehousing, 5.2% Public administration and safety, 5.2% Accommodation and food services, 4.6% Construction.
38.6% of homes are fully owned, and 34.8% are in the process of being purchased by home loan mortgage. 19.7% of homes are rented.
The median individual income is $474 per week and the median household income is $873 per week.
The median rent in Waaia is $135 per week and the median mortgage repayment is $867 per month.
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