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2016 Wombat, Census All persons QuickStats | Australian Bureau of Statistics

Demographics & education

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

People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Male	121	52.6	3,686,014	49.3	11,546,638	49.3
Female	109	47.4	3,794,217	50.7	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	5	2.2	216,176	2.9	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 225 people in Wombat. Of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.2% of the population.

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Age	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Median age	45	--	38	--	38	--
0-4 years	9	4.0	465,135	6.2	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	24	10.7	478,184	6.4	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	15	6.7	443,009	5.9	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	8	3.6	448,425	6.0	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	9	4.0	489,673	6.5	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	0	0.0	527,161	7.0	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	6	2.7	540,360	7.2	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	21	9.3	499,724	6.7	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	14	6.2	503,169	6.7	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	20	8.9	492,440	6.6	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	16	7.1	485,546	6.5	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	19	8.4	469,726	6.3	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	13	5.8	420,044	5.6	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	15	6.7	384,470	5.1	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	16	7.1	292,556	3.9	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	13	5.8	217,308	2.9	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	7	3.1	155,806	2.1	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	0	0.0	167,506	2.2	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Wombat was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 21.3% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.7% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Married	106	60.6	2,965,280	48.7	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	3	1.7	190,198	3.1	608,059	3.2
Divorced	19	10.9	512,298	8.4	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	13	7.4	331,653	5.4	985,204	5.2
Never married	34	19.4	2,094,460	34.4	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Wombat aged 15 years and over, 60.6% were married and 14.5% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Registered marriage	92	59.0	2,612,630	48.3	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	13	8.3	506,133	9.4	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	51	32.7	2,290,887	42.3	7,024,973	41.9

In Wombat, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.3% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Preschool	3	4.8	132,047	5.7	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	18	29.0	417,465	18.0	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	9	14.5	122,099	5.3	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	0	0.0	67,611	2.9	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	3	4.8	269,249	11.6	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	9	14.5	117,689	5.1	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	0	0.0	79,915	3.4	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	0	0.0	144,103	6.2	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	3	4.8	376,133	16.2	1,160,626	16.1
Other	0	0.0	63,673	2.7	198,383	2.8
Not stated	17	27.4	535,266	23.0	1,707,023	23.7

In Wombat 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 37.1% were in primary school, 16.1% in secondary school and 4.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above	30	16.5	1,424,716	23.4	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	14	7.7	543,142	8.9	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	7	3.8	167,947	2.8	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	27	14.8	730,498	12.0	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	16	8.8	930,654	15.3	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	12	6.6	203,574	3.3	941,531	4.9
Year 10	31	17.0	702,178	11.5	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	0	0.0	4,849	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	0	0.0	625	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	19	10.4	513,209	8.4	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	0	0.0	54,870	0.9	145,844	0.8
Not stated	19	10.4	627,465	10.3	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Wombat, 8.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.2% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 7.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Australian	114	36.3	2,261,062	22.9	7,298,243	23.3
English	87	27.7	2,302,481	23.3	7,852,224	25.0
Irish	47	15.0	741,671	7.5	2,388,058	7.6
Scottish	30	9.6	587,052	5.9	2,023,470	6.4
German	8	2.5	236,146	2.4	982,226	3.1

The most common ancestries in Wombat were Australian 36.3%, English 27.7%, Irish 15.0%, Scottish 9.6% and German 2.5%.

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 Wombat (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Australia	200	89.7	4,899,090	65.5	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses:	null	null	null	null	null	null
England	4	1.8	226,564	3.0	907,570	3.9
Lebanon	3	1.3	57,381	0.8	78,653	0.3

In Wombat, 89.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 1.8% and Lebanon 1.3%.

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Both parents born overseas	14	6.2	2,764,170	37.0	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	13	5.8	458,394	6.1	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	7	3.1	325,182	4.3	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	177	78.3	3,399,725	45.4	11,070,538	47.3

In Wombat, 78.3% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Australia	185	87.3	3,745,787	50.1	12,231,150	52.3
England	9	4.2	359,370	4.8	1,403,096	6.0
Scotland	3	1.4	72,321	1.0	276,038	1.2

In Wombat, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 87.3%, England 4.2% and Scotland 1.4%.

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Australia	190	85.6	3,884,762	51.9	12,643,365	54.0
England	6	2.7	322,472	4.3	1,302,147	5.6
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd	3	1.4	38,504	0.5	155,231	0.7
Scotland	3	1.4	63,302	0.8	245,915	1.1
Lebanon	3	1.4	129,707	1.7	176,241	0.8

In Wombat, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 85.6%, England 2.7%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.4%, Scotland 1.4% and Lebanon 1.4%.

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Catholic	93	42.5	1,846,443	24.7	5,291,834	22.6
Anglican	60	27.4	1,161,810	15.5	3,101,185	13.3
No Religion, so described	30	13.7	1,879,562	25.1	6,933,708	29.6
Not stated	13	5.9	684,969	9.2	2,238,735	9.6
Uniting Church	12	5.5	217,258	2.9	870,183	3.7

The most common responses for religion in Wombat were Catholic 42.5%, Anglican 27.4%, No Religion, so described 13.7%, Not stated 5.9% and Uniting Church 5.5%. In Wombat, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (85.4%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Spanish	3	1.4	63,527	0.8	140,817	0.6
null	null	null	null	null	null	null
English only spoken at home	206	92.8	5,126,633	68.5	17,020,417	72.7
Households where a non English language is spoken	3	3.4	735,563	26.5	1,971,011	22.2

In Wombat 92.8% of people only spoke English at home. The only other response for language spoken at home was Spanish 1.4%.

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Employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Worked full-time	67	62.6	2,134,521	59.2	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	24	22.4	1,071,151	29.7	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	9	8.4	174,654	4.8	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	7	6.5	225,546	6.3	787,452	6.9

There were 107 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Wombat. Of these 62.6% were employed full time, 22.4% were employed part-time and 6.5% 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.

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Employment - hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
1-15 hours per week	4	4.1	364,637	10.8	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	10	10.3	352,817	10.4	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	7	7.2	353,702	10.5	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	20	20.6	645,428	19.1	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	49	50.5	1,489,099	44.1	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Wombat, 4.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 50.5% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Managers	23	23.2	456,084	13.5	1,390,047	13.0
Professionals	17	17.2	798,126	23.6	2,370,966	22.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers	17	17.2	467,977	13.8	1,449,681	13.6
Labourers	12	12.1	297,887	8.8	1,011,520	9.5
Technicians and Trades Workers	10	10.1	429,239	12.7	1,447,414	13.5
Machinery Operators and Drivers	8	8.1	206,839	6.1	670,106	6.3
Community and Personal Service Workers	6	6.1	350,261	10.4	1,157,003	10.8
Sales Workers	3	3.0	311,414	9.2	1,000,955	9.4

The most common occupations in Wombat included Managers 23.2%, Professionals 17.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.2%, Labourers 12.1%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.1%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 8.1%, Community and Personal Service Workers 6.1% and Sales Workers 3.0%.

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Other Grain Growing	12	16.2	5,109	0.2	19,053	0.2
Stone Fruit Growing	8	10.8	135	0.0	718	0.0
Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals)	8	10.8	119,350	3.5	411,808	3.9
Sheep Farming (Specialised)	4	5.4	6,728	0.2	18,197	0.2
Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming	3	4.1	4,557	0.1	15,056	0.1

Of the employed people in Wombat, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Grain Growing 16.2%, Stone Fruit Growing 10.8%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.8%, Sheep Farming (Specialised) 5.4% and Grain-Sheep or Grain-Beef Cattle Farming 4.1%.

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Personal	575	--	664	--	662	--
Family	1,483	--	1,780	--	1,734	--
Household	1,218	--	1,486	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Wombat was $575.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Car, as driver	58	65.9	1,953,399	57.8	6,574,571	61.5
Worked at home	17	19.3	163,026	4.8	503,582	4.7
Car, as passenger	3	3.4	144,820	4.3	489,922	4.6
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People who travelled to work by public transport	0	0.0	540,215	16.0	1,225,668	11.5
People who travelled to work by car as driver or passenger	65	67.7	2,182,854	64.6	7,305,271	68.4

In Wombat, on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 65.9%, Worked at home 19.3% and Car, as passenger 3.4%. 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 67.7% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	125	71.0	4,127,723	67.7	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	60	34.9	1,659,250	27.2	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	23	13.1	709,415	11.6	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	65	35.9	1,103,790	18.1	3,620,726	19.0

In Wombat, of people aged 15 years and over, 71.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 34.9% provided care for children and 13.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 35.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Wombat	% Wombat	New South Wales	% New South Wales	Australia	% Australia
Less than 5 hours per week	24	14.1	1,359,656	22.3	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	39	22.9	1,531,206	25.1	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	30	17.6	690,934	11.3	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	26	15.3	545,925	9.0	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Wombat, 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 17.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.3% worked 30 hours or more.

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