Wombat Creek

0.0% of Wombat Creek's residents were children under 15 in the 2021 Census. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

6 family households lived in Wombat Creek; 0.0% were couple families and 0.0% were one-parent families.

0.0% of local families included children under 15. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Wombat Creek had 26 residents at the 2021 Census.

23.1% of residents were aged 25 to 44.

61.5% were 55 or older. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Separate houses made up 75.0% of occupied private dwellings in Wombat Creek.

Townhouses and other attached homes represented 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

Flats and apartments accounted for 0.0% of occupied private dwellings.

50.0% of households with a stated tenure owned their home outright. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% were buying their home with a mortgage.

50.0% rented their home. That is about twice the Rest of Vic. rate.

The average household in Wombat Creek had 2.4 people.

One-person households made up 0.0% of occupied homes. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

Two-person households represented 100.0%, while 0.0% had four or more usual residents.

0.0% of workers worked from home on Census day. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

50.0% drove a car as their only travel method. That is well below the Rest of Vic. average.

0.0% used only a train, tram or bus, while 21.4% walked or cycled.

0.0% of occupied households had no motor vehicle available. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

One-car households formed 0.0% of the total.

77.8% of households had two or more vehicles.

85.7% were at the same address five years earlier, while 14.3% reported a different address.

0.0% of residents were born outside Australia. That is about half the Rest of Vic. rate.

80.8% of residents used only English at home.

0.0% used a language other than English at home.

0.0% spoke Mandarin at home, 0.0% spoke Cantonese and 0.0% spoke Hindi.

0.0% of Wombat Creek's population was born outside Australia, while roughly 100.0% was born in Australia.

0.0% of residents were born in China.

0.0% were born in India, while Australian citizenship across the whole suburb stood at 100.0%.

English ancestry accounted for 19.2% of ancestry responses in Wombat Creek.

Australian ancestry made up 50.0% of responses.

Chinese ancestry represented 0.0% of responses.

21.4% of employed residents worked in professional occupations. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Managers accounted for 28.6% of employed residents, while clerical and administrative workers made up 0.0%.

Health care and social assistance employed 21.4% of workers, and education and training employed 21.4%.

The labour-force participation rate was 62.5%, compared with 57.4% across Rest of Vic..

33.3% of residents aged 15 and over worked full time, while 12.5% worked part time.

Unemployment was 6.7%, compared with 4.1% across Rest of Vic..

53.8% reported no selected long-term health condition.

23.1% reported a long-term mental health condition, including depression or anxiety.

0.0% reported asthma, 0.0% arthritis and 15.4% diabetes excluding gestational diabetes.

25.0% of people in the qualifications table held a bachelor degree. That is somewhat above the Rest of Vic. average.

Postgraduate degrees accounted for 0.0% of qualification responses.

Diploma-level qualifications represented 18.8%, while certificate-level qualifications represented 37.5%.

Median household income was $850 per week in the 2021 Census.

The median monthly mortgage repayment reported by local households was $1,042.

Occupied renting households reported a median rent of $390 per week.

Working from home was 0.0% in Wombat Creek, compared with 15.1% across Rest of Vic..

Outright ownership was 50.0% locally and 40.9% across Rest of Vic.. That is well above the Rest of Vic. average.

Renting accounted for 50.0% in Wombat Creek, against 24.5% across Rest of Vic..