University of Wollongong Research Online
Illawarra Regional Statistical Handbooks Faculty of Business and Law
1-1981
Wingecarribee Shire Statistical Handbook
John Steinke University of Wollongong
Leigh Stokes University of Wollongong
Peter Harrington Illawarra Regional Information Service
Follow this and additional works at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/irsh
Recommended Citation Steinke, John; Stokes, Leigh; and Harrington, Peter, (1981), Wingecarribee Shire Statistical Handbook, Department of Economics, University of Wollongong, and the Illawarra Regional Information Service, January 1981, 55p. https://ro.uow.edu.au/irsh/4
Research Online is the open access institutional repository for the University of Wollongong. For further information contact the UOW Library: [email protected] Wingecarribee Shire Statistical Handbook
Description John Steinke, Leigh Stokes and Peter Harrington, Wingecarribee Shire Statistical Handbook, Department of Economics, University of Wollongong, and the Illawarra Regional Information Service, January 1981, 55p.
Publisher Department of Economics, University of Wollongong, and the Illawarra Regional Information Service, January 1981, 55p
This serial is available at Research Online: https://ro.uow.edu.au/irsh/4 WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE STATISTICAL HANDBOOK
JOHN STEINKE
Senior Lecturer in Economics,
LEIGH STOKES
Tutor in Economics,
and
PETER HARRINGTON
Research Officer Illawarra Regional Information Service
Department of Economics The University of Wollongong
and
The Illawarra Regional Information Service
January, 1981 TABLE OF CONTENTS ------' ^
1 Population Growth 1947-1979 - Wingecarribee Shire
2 Characteristics of Population at June 30, 1976 - Wingecarribee Shire
3 Age Distribution of the Population - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
4 Age Distribution of Males and Females in the Population - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
5 Age Distribution of Australian-Born Population - Wingecarribee Shire 1976 ^
6 Marital Status of the Population: Male, Female and Total t Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
7 Birthplace of the Population by Continent - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
8 Birthplace of Australian-Born Population: Wingecarribee Shire 1971 and 1976
9 Country of Origin of European-Born Population: Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
10 Use of English Language - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
11 Period of Residence of Overseas-Born Population: Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
12 Religion of the Population: Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
13 Annual Family Income - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
14 Income - Annual Personal - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
15 Pensions or Social Security Benefits Received - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
16 Level of Qualification Obtained by Those Over 15 Years (not including the School Certificate or Higher School Certificate) as a Proportion of the Population, 15 Years of Age and Over - Wingecarribee Shire 1971 and 1976
17 Age Left School - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
Educational Institution Currently Attending - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
Number of Married Women with Children - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
Childmining Facilities Used, Type and Number - Wingecarribee Shire 1976 21 Population and Work Status - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
22 Activity of the Population not in the Workforce - Wingecarribee Shire 1966-1976
23 Age Distribution of the Workforce - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
24 Marital Status of the Labour Force - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
25 Occupational Structure of the Workforce - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
26 Occupations - Wingecarribee Shire 1966-1976
27 Industry of the Workforce - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
28 Manufacturing Establishments: Wingecarribee Shire 1971-1978
29 Retail Establishments - Wingecarribee Shire 1968-1969 & 1973-1974
30 Primary Industry: Wingecarribee Shire 1975-76 and 1978-79 Season
31 Tourist Accommodation Establishments: Wingecarribee Shire 1976 and 1977-78
32 Population and Dwellings - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
33 Private Unoccupied Dwellings: Reason Unoccupied - Wingecarribee Shire 1961-1976
34 Type of Occupied Private Dwellings and Number of Persons - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
35 Private Occupied Dwellings By Class of Dwelling - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
36 Structure of Building - All Private Dwellings - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
37 Nature of Occupancy of Private Dwellings: Wingecarribee Shire 1971 and 1976
38 Occupied Private Dwellings Being Purchased - Sources of Mortgages - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
39 Total Number of New Dwellings Completed: Wingecarribee Shire 1970-1979
40 Value of Building Jobs Completed: Wingecarribee Shire 1970-1978
41 Number of Private and Government Dwellings Completed: Wingecarribee Shire 1970-1979
Occupied Private Dwellings Classified According to Number of Rooms - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976
Occupied Private Dwellings According to Material of Outer Walls - Wingecarribee Shire 1954-1976 TABLE NO.
44 Power or Fuel Used in Occupied Private Dwellings - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
45 Source of Water Supply in Occupied Private Dwellings - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
46 Sewerage Facilities in Private Dwellings: Wingecarribee Shire 1971 and 1976
47 Number of Vehicles Per Private Occupied Dwelling @ 30th June, 1971 and 1976 Wingecarribee Shire
48 Mode of Travel to Work By Employed Population - Wingecarribee Shire 1976
NOTE: Totals may vary from table to table due to the small error involved when the data is compiled separately for each table by A.B.S., since only 50% of the questionnaires were originally processed. This may add or subtract 2 to 3 people to the overall population totals. TABLE OF SOURCES
SOURCE NO. TABLES FOR WHICH SOURCE USED
1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (A.B.S.) - 41 Calculation executed, or figures retrieved, upon request at A.B.S. N.S.W. Offices, St. Andrews House, Sydney.
2 A.B.S. - Aggregates for the Wingecarribee 2-27, 31-37, Shire of responses to Population and 42-48 Dwelling Census provided on computer tape to The University of Wollongong.
o v> A.B.S. - Catalogue No. 1304.1 - "Handbook of 1, 29, Local Statistics". 30, 39, 40
A.B.S. - Catalogue No. 8605.1 - "Census of 28 Retail Establishments and Selected Service Establishments". TABLE 1: POPULATION GROWTH 1947-1979 - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE
1947 1954 1961 1966 1971 1976 1979 (est.)
WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE: 16,183* 17,955* 18,558 18,701 19,661 21,340 22,900 Males 9,083* 9,401 9,529 9,917 10,777 Females 8,872* 9,157 9,172 9,744 10,563
WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE LOCALITIES: Berrima 591** 792** 857** 327** 596** 654** Bowral 4,247* 4,876* 4,922 5,210 5,903 6,283 Bundanoon 871** 741** 689 696 748 843 Mittagong 1,924* 2,347* 2,621 2,837 3,620 3,865 Moss Vale 2,507* 2,743* 3,040 3,144 3,235 3,638 Robertson 455** 574** 532** 434** 212** 226**
REMAINDER OF DISTRICT 5,588* 5,882 5,859 6,053 5,349 5,831
* A redistribution of local government boundaries, after the 1954 census, removed 220 persons from the population of Wingecarribee Shire. 1954 and 1947 populations for Bowral, Mittagong and Moss Vale townships and Wingecarribee Shire are estimates of population within the present boundaries of those areas.
** Population figures based on "local usage" boundaries. The comparability of these figures is unknown. TABLE 2: CHARACTERISTICS OF POPULATION AT JUNE 30, 1976 - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE
MARITAL STATUS: NEVER MARRIED 10,043 MARRIED 9,488 MARRIED, BUT PERMANENTLY SEPARATED 340 DIVORCED 325 WIDOWED 1,147
AGES: 0- 5 YEARS: Males 1,205 Females 1,150 6-14 YEARS: Males 2,097 Females 1,710 15-17 YEARS: Males 729 Females 674 18-64 YEARS: Males 5,684 Females 5,610 65 YEARS OR MORE: Males 1,065 Females 1,417
COUNTRY OF BIRTH: AUSTRALIA 18,509 OTHER COUNTRIES 2,831 TABLE 3: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE POPULATION - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976
ENSUS 1976 CENSUS Age 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 C Cumulative urain ary uumu i Total 18,175 100.0 18,558 100.0 18,701 100.0 19,661 100.0 21,338 100.0 1 TABLE 4: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF MALES AND FEMALES IN THE POPULATION - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 Age 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS Last Birth Male Ferrale Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Fema le day 0/ 0- 4 895 9.7 846 9.4 843 9.0 800 8.7 887 9.3 809 8.9 358 8.7 834 8.6 1,001 9.3 936 8.9 8.4 5- 9 1,066 11.6 934 10.4 970 10.3 346 9.2 986 10.3 826 9.0 1,095 11.0 909 9.3 1,007 9.3 882 10-14 1,254 13.6 1,075 12.0 1,424 15.1 1,241 13.6 1,392 14.6 1,066 11.6 1,439 14.5 1,113 11.2 1,293 12.0 1,040 9.8 15-19 727 7.9 732 8.2 880 9.4 899 9.8 994 10.4 989 10.8 927 9.3 987 10.1 1,051 9.8 958 9.1 20-24 541 5.9 492 5.5 609 6.5 504 5.5 613 6.4 531 6.3 739 7.5 682 7.0 736 6.8 716 6.8 25-29 574 6.2 565 6.3 469 5.0 421 4.6 506 5.3 476 5.2 594 6.0 585 6.0 805 7.5 803 7.5 30-34 566 6.2 596 6.6 563 6.0 503 5.5 452 4.7 445 4.9 518 5.2 515 5.3 690 6.4 649 6.1 35-39 580 6.3 575 6.4 563 6.0 537 5.9 554 5.8 500 5.5 483 4.9 495 5.1 571 5.3 533 5.0 40-44 543 5.9 557 6.2 510 5.4 542 5.9 518 5.4 528 5.8 553 5.6 513 5.3 487 4.5 523 5.0 45-49 506 5.5 509 5.7 550 5.9 538 5.9 512 5.4 535 5.8 526 5.3 516 5.3 554 5.1 486 4.6 50-54 446 4.9 445 5.0 457 4.9 498 5.4 492 5.2 508 5.5 503 5.1 493 8.7 544 5.1 531 5.0 55-59 369 4.0 399 4.4 420 4.5 403 4.4 423 4.4 454 4.9 418 4.2 504 5.2 509 4.7 543 5.1 60-64 358 3.9 427 4.8 352 3.7 397 4.3 376 3.9 383 4.2 403 4.1 457 4.7 466 4.3 542 5.1 65-69 325 3.5 308 3.4 322 3.4 391 4.3 303 3.2 374 4.1 322 3.2 350 3.6 426 4.0 482 4.6 70 + 444 4.8 521 5.8 469 5.0 637 7.0 521 5.5 698 7.6 539 5.4 786 8.1 639 5.9 935 8.9 Total 9,194 100.0 3,981 100.0 9,401 100.0 9,157 100.0 9,529 100.0 9,172 100.0 9,917 100.0 9,744 100.0 10,779 100.0 10,559 100.0 TABLE 5: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF AUSTRALIAN-BORN POPULATION - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 ORDINARY c u m u l At IVE AGE LAST MALE FEMALE TOTAL TOTA BIRTHDAY No. % No. % No. % No. % 10.3 1,911 10.3 0- 4 993 10.6 918 10.1 1,911 9.7 3,714 20.0 5- 9 941 10.0 862 9.4 1,803 5,887 31.7 10-14 1,207 12.9 966 10.6 2,173 11.7 41.6 15-19 967 10.3 859 9.4 1,826 9.9 7,713 20-24 681 7.3 633 6.9 1,314 7.1 9,027 48.7 25-29 671 7.3 670 7.3 1,341 7.3 10,368 56.0 30-34 595 6.3 535 5.9 1,130 6.1 11,498 62.1 35-39 499 5.3 466 5.1 965 5.2 12,463 67.3 40-44 381 4.1 415 4.5 796 4.3 13,259 71.6 45-49 446 4.8 405 4.4 851 4.6 14,110 76.2 50-54 445 4.8 428 4.7 873 4.7 14,983 80.9 55-59 392 4.2 452 4.9 844 4.6 15,827 85.5 60-64 394 4.2 457 5.0 851 4.6 15,678 90.1 65+ 751 8.0 1,077 11.8 1,828 9.9 18,506 100.0 TOTAL 9,363 100.0 9,143 100.0 18,506 100.0 TABLE 6 ; MARITAL STATUS OF THE POPULATION: MALE, FEMALE AND TOTAL - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS MARITAL STATUS Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total TOTAL POPULATION 9,194 8,981 18,175 9,401 9,157 18,558 9,529 9,172 18,701 9,917 9,744 19,661 10,779 10,559 21,338 TOTAL NEVER MARRIED 5,070 4,456 9,526 5,231 4,507 9,738 5,258 4,423 9,681 5,360 4,590 9,950 5,477 4,566 10,043 % OF TOTAL POPULATION 55.1 49.6 52.4 55.6 49.2 52.5 55.2 48.2 51.8 54.0 47.1 50.6 50.8 43.2 47.1 NEVER MARRIED & UNDER 15 3,215 2,855 6,070 3,237 2,887 6,124 3,265 2,701 5,966 3,392 2,856 6,248 3,303 2,860 6,163 % OF TOTAL POPULATION 35.0 31.8 33.4 34.4 31.5 33.0 34.3 29.4 31.9 34.2 29.3 31.8 30.6 27.1 28.9 NEVER MARRIED & OVER 15 1,855 1,601 3,456 1,994 1,620 3,614 1,993 1,722 3,715 1,968 1,734 3.802 2,174 1,706 3,880 % OF TOTAL POPULATION OVER 15 31.0 26.1 28.6 32.3 25.8 29.1 31.8 34.3 27.9 30.2 25.2 27.6 29.1 22.2 25.6 MARRIED 3,723 3,706 7,429 3,777 3,750 7,527 3,904 3,884 7,788 4,145 4,124 8,269 4,785 4,703 9,488 % OF TOTAL POPULATION OVER 15 62.3 60.5 61.4 61.3 59.8 60.5 62.3 54.9 58.4 63.5 59.9 61.6 64.0 61.1 62.5 MARRIED BUT PERM. SEPARATED 89 107 196 116 234 350 120 117 237 114 124 238 160 180 340 % OF TOTAL POPULATION OVER 15 1.5 1.7 1.6 1.9 3.7 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 2.1 2.3 2.2 WIDOWED 245 640 885 222 713 935 200 745 945 222 821 1,043 227 920 1,147 % OF TOTAL POPULATION OVER 15 4.1 10.4 7.3 3.6 11.4 7.5 3.2 10.5 7.1 3.4 11.9 7.8 3.0 12.0 7.6 DIVORCED 56 53 109 55 69 124 45 53 98 76 85 161 129 196 325 % OF TOTAL POPULATION OVER 15 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.7 2.6 2.1 TOTAL POPULATION OVER 15 5,979 6,126 12,105 6,164 6,270 12,434 6,264 7,073 13,337 6,525 6,888 13,413 7,478 7,701 15,179 TABLE 7: BIRTHPLACE OF THE POPULATION BY CONTINENT - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 No. and CONTINENT % of 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS Population Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total AUSTRALASIA No. 7,991 7,885 15,876 8,078 7,990 16,068 8,683 8,532 17,215 9,435 9,218 18,653 % 86.9 87.8 87.4 85.8 87.3 86.6 87.6 87.6 87.6 87.5 87.3 87.4 EUROPE No. 1,112 1,006 2,118 1,222 1,069 2,291 1,085 1,018 2,103 1,172 1,194 2,366 % 12.1 11.2 11.7 13.0 11.7 12.3 10.9 10.4 10.7 10.9 11.3 11.1 ASIA No. 47 53 100 53 38 91 50 77 127 79 50 129 % 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.6 AFRICA No. 10 8 18 27 8 35 23 25 48 23 24 47 % 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 AMERICA No. 19 19 38 13 27 40 27 35 62 38 49 87 % 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 OTHER No. 15 10 25 8 25 33 49 57 106 27 29 56 % 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.3 TOTAL POPULATION NO. 9,194 8,981 18,175 9,401 9,157 18,558 9,917 9,744 19,661 10,779 10,559 21,338 TABLE 8: BIRTHPLACE OF AUSTRALIAN-BORN POPULATION: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1971 & 1976 1971 1976 STATE OR TERRITORY OF ORIGIN No. % of Total No. % of Total NEW SOUTH WALES 15,184 88.8 15,490 83.7 VICTORIA 470 2.7 482 2.6 QUEENSLAND 312 1.8 356 1.9 SOUTH AUSTRALIA 107 0.6 109 0.6 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 62 0.4 68 0.4 TASMANIA 63 0.4 84 0.4 NORTHERN TERRITORY 10 0.1 7 0.0 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 56 0.3 66 0.4 UNDEFINED 829 4.8 1,847 10.0 TOTAL BORN IN AUSTRALIA 17,093 100.0 18,509 100.0 TOTAL BORN IN AUSTRALIA AS % OF TOTAL POPULATION 86.9 86.7 TOTAL POPULATION 100.0 21,338 100.0 TABLE 9: COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OF EUROPEAN-BORN POPULATION: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN IN EUROPE Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total AUSTRIA 10 0.5 22 1.3 17 0.8 19 0.8 UNITED KINGDOM & EIRE 1,528 72.1 1,426 92.4 1,474 70.1 1,684 71.1 YUGOSLAVIA 24 10.6 52 3.1 39 1.9 43 1.8 GREECE 37 1.7 55 3.3 66 3.1 59 2.5 LITHUANIA LATVIA & ESTONIA 47 2.2 19 1.2 Inc. in Others Inc. in Others BELGIUM & FRANCE Inc. in Others Inc. in Others Inc. in Others Inc. in Others HUNGARY, BULGARIA & ROMANIA Inc. n Others Inc. in Others Inc. in Others 23 1.0 POLAND 71 3.4 95 5.8 74 3.5 48 2.0 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 15 0.7 10 0.6 12 0.6 5 0.2 GERMANY 72 3.4 122 7.4 93 4.4 103 4.3 HOLLAND 133 6.3 179 10.8 154 7.3 Inc. in Others ITALY 83 3.9 79 4.8 63 2.5 85 3.6 MALTA 4 0.2 3 0.2 7 0.3 9 0.4 SPAIN & PORTUGAL Inc. in Others Inc. in Others Inc. in Others Inc. in Others FINLAND, DENMARK, SWEDEN & NORWAY Inc. in Others Inc. in Others Inc. n Others Inc. in Others U.S.S.R. 18 0.8 12 0.7 11 0.5 6 0.3 OTHER EUROPEAN 76 3.6 117 7.1 93 4.4 285 12.0 TOTAL EUROPEAN 2,118 100.0 2,191 100.0 2,103 100.0 2,369 100.0 TABLE IQ: USE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 TOTAL AUSTRALIAN-BORN OVERSEAS-BORN POPULATION POPULATION POPULATION Male Female Male Female Male Female ENGLISH ONLY 8,754 8,689 7,719 7,623 1,035 1,067 ENGLISH, + 1 OTHER LANGUAGE 368 322 123 111 246 212 ENGLISH, + 2 OTHER LANGUAGES 56 39 10 6 46 33 NO ENGLISH 27 14 6 3 21 11 NOT STATED 571 559 514 479 56 78 TABLE 11: PERIOD OF RESIDENCE OF OVERSEAS-BORN POPULATION: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS *1976 CENSUS PERIOD OF RESIDENCE Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % of Total LESS THAN 1 YEAR 94 3.9 164 6.2 78 3.2 86 3.5 32 1.2 BETWEEN 1 & 2 YEARS 122 5.1 114 4.3 104 4.3 94 3.8 32 1.2 BETWEEN 2 & 3 YEARS 200 8.3 93 3.5 71 2.9 63 2.5 47 1.7 BETWEEN 3 & 4 YEARS 159 6.6 64 2.4 76 3.1 44 1.8 63 2.3 BETWEEN 4 & 5 YEARS 227 9.4 64 2.4 79 3.3 84 3.4 66 2.4 OVER 5 YEARS 1,565 64.8 2,076 78.7 1,932 80.1 1,983 79.6 1,535 55.0 NOT STATED 48 2.0 62 2.4 73 3.0 139 5.6 1,005 36.2 TOTAL OVERSEAS-BORN POPULATION 2,415 100.0 2,637 100.0 2,413 100.0 2,491 100.0 2,780 100.0 * Note Visitors are not included in these figures. TABLE 12: RELIGION OF THE POPULATION: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS RELIGION Number % of Total Number % of Total Number % o f Total Number % o f Total Number % of Total . __ BAPTIST 181 1.0 188 1.0 129 0.7 200 1.0 232 1.1 CATHOLIC 3,894 21.4 4,181 22.5 4,393 23.5 4,724 24.0 4,655 21.8 CHURCH OF ENGLAND 9,224 50.8 8,960 48.3 8,824 47.2 8,766 44.6 8,974 42.1 LUTHERAN 61 0.3 36 0.2 60 0.3 53 0.3 56 0.3 METHODIST 1,439 7.9 1,356 7.3 1,299 6.9 1,435 7.3 1,353 6.3 PRESBYTERIAN 1,538 8.5 1,611 8.7 1,560 8.3 1,514 7.7 1,469 6.9 OTHER CHRISTIAN 582 3.2 696 3.8 708 3.9 1,033 5.2 1,033 4.8 HEBREW 24 0.1 27 0.1 26 0.1 16 0.1 14 0.1 OTHER NON-CHRISTIAN 6 0.0 15 0.0 12 0.1 16 0.1 51 0.2 INDEFINITE 26 0.1 53 0.3 50 0.3 37 0.2 94 0.4 NO RELIGION 23 0.1 33 0.2 104 0.6 730 3.7 1,270 6.0 NOT STATED 1,177 6.5 1,402 7.6 1,506 8.1 1,137 5.8 2,136 10.0 TOTAL 18,175 100.0 18,558 100.0 18,701 100.0 19,661 100.0 21,337 100.0 TABLE 13: ANNUAL FAMILY INCOME - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 ANNUAL AMOUNT NO. OF FAMILIES NONE 164 LESS THAN $1,500 74 $1,500 - $2,000 172 OVER $ 2,000 - $ 3,000 658 OVER $ 3,000 - $ 4,000 496 OVER $ 4,000 - $ 5,000 318 OVER $ 5,000 - $ 6,000 434 OVER $ 6,000 - $ 7,000 524 OVER $ 7,000 - $ 8,000 500 OVER $ 8,000 - $ 9,000 470 OVER $ 9,000 - $12,000 838 OVER $12,000 - $15,000 536 OVER $15,000 - $18,000 324 OVER $18,000 306 NOT STATED 626 TOTAL FAMILIES IN PRIVATE DWELLINGS 6,440 TABLE 14: INCOME - ANNUAL PERSONAL WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 ANNUAL AMOUNT MALEFEMALE NONE 697 1,915 LESS THAN $1,500 188 819 $1,500 - $2,000 406 704 OVER $ 2,000 - $ 3,000 624 1,199 OVER $ 3,000 - $ 4,000 344 505 OVER $ 4,000 - $ 5,000 478 468 OVER $ 5,000 - $ 6,000 693 407 OVER $ 6,000 - $ 7,000 885 311 OVER $ 7,000 - $ 8,000 793 188 OVER $ 8,000 - $ 9,000 616 87 OVER $ 9,000 - $12,000 784 186 OVER $12,000 - $15,000 313 52 OVER $15,000 - $18,000 105 17 OVER $18,000 155 18 NOT STATED 398 828 TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS + 7,479 7,704 TABLE 15: PENSIONS OR SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS RECEIVED WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 MALEFEMALE AGE 744 1,369 WIDOWS PENSION (EXCLUDING WAR) 0 246 WAR REPATRIATION SERVICE PENSION 372 306 SUPERANNUATION ANNUITY 324 147 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT 85 61 OTHER PENSION BENEFIT 253 299 TOTAL RECEIVING PENSION 1,518 2,223 NOT RECEIVING PENSION 5,653 5,192 NOT STATED 305 287 TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS + 7,476 7,702 TABLE 16: LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION OBTAINED BY THOSE OVER 15 YEARS (NOT INCLUDING THE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OR HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE) AS A PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION, 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1971 & 1976 QUALIFICATION OBTAINED 1971 QUALIFICATION OBTAINED 1976 TYPE OF QUALIFICATION Male Female Total Male Female Total No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % TRADE 1,046 16.0 82 1.2 1,128 8.4 1,230 16.5 185 2.4 1,415 9.3 TECHNICIAN 202 3.1 264 3.8 466 3.5 218 2.9 498 6.5 716 4.7 NON-DEGREE TERTIARY 217 3.3 229 3.3 446 3.3 303 4.1 337 4.4 640 4.2 BACHELOR DEGREE 132 2.0 90 1.3 222 1.7 207 2.8 61 0.8 268 1.8 HIGHER DEGREE 20 0.3 7 0.1 27 0.2 27 0.3 19 0.2 46 0.3 NOT CLASSIFIED BY LEVEL 89 1.4 202 2.9 291 2.2 37 0.5 219 2.8 256 1.7 NOT QUALIFIED, NOR STUDYING FOR QUALIFICATION 4,538 69.5 5,926 86.0 10,464 78.0 4,354 58.2 5,192 67.4 9,546 62.9 STUDYING 281 4.3 88 1.3 369 2.6 N.A. N.A. - N.A. - NOT STATED N.A. - N.A. - N.A. - 1,101 14.7 1,192 15.5 2,293 15.1 TOTAL POPULATION, 15 YEARS OF AGE AND OVER 6,525 100.0 6,888 13,413 7,477 100.0 7,703 100.0 15,180 100.0 TABLE 17: AGE LEFT SCHOOL - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 MALE FEMALE 12 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER 105 115 13 YEARS OF AGE 202 188 14 YEARS OF AGE 1,439 1,275 15 YEARS OF AGE 1,950 2,229 16 YEARS OF AGE 1,238 1,432 17 YEARS OF AGE 696 665 18 YEARS OF AGE 400 328 19 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER 102 68 NEVER ATTENDED SCHOOL 39 29 STILL ATTENDING SCHOOL 2,764 2,332 NOT ATTENDING SCHOOL 1,059 990 AGE 0- 4 YEARS 1,002 937 AGE 0-14 YEARS 57 53 NOT STATED 782 910 TOTAL 10,776 10,561 1 TABLE 18: EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION CURRENTLY ATTENDING - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 MALE FEMALE SCHOOL: PRIMARY 1,206 889 ■SECONDARY 915 895 PRIMARY AND SECONDARY 8 8 OTHER 92 22 TOTAL GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS 1,352 1,264 TOTAL NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS 870 551 OTHER INSTITUTIONS: UNIVERSITY AND C.A.E. 109 65 OTHER 292 185 NOT ATTENDING 6,244 6,478 NOT STATED 1,910 2,023 TOTAL 10,776 10,566 TABLE 19: NUMBER OF MARRIED WOMEN WITH CHILDREN WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 TOTAL ISSUE FEMALES NO CHILDREN 656 1 CHILD 866 2 CHILDREN 1,558 3 CHILDREN 1,097 4 CHILDREN 710 5 CHILDREN 331 6 CHILDREN 164 7 CHILDREN 96 8 OR MORE CHILDREN 100 NUMBER NOT STATED 417 TOTAL 5,995 TABLE 2 0 : CHILDMINDING FACILITIES USED, TYPE AND NUMBER WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 FACILITIES USED/NUMBER MALE FEMALE CHILDCARE CENTRE 66 64 AT HOME - NOT BY PARENTS 25 16 AT ANOTHER'S HOME 72 29 ELSEWHERE 19 16 USING 1 FACILITY ONLY 159 117 USING 2 FACILITIES 11 4 USING 3 + FACILITIES 0 0 NOT MINDED 964 947 NOT STATED 71 83 ro cr> TOTAL CHILDREN 0-5 YEARS 1,387 SM TABLE 21: POPULATION AND WORK STATUS - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total POPULATION 9,194 8,981 18,175 9,401 9,157 18,558 9,529 9,172 18,701 9,917 9,744 19,661 10,777 10,562 21,339 TOTAL NUMBER IN LABOUR FORCE 4,961 1,445 6,406 4,972 1,593 6,565 4,988 2,017 7,005 4,984 2,251 7,235 5,583 3,023 8,606 TOTAL NUMBER NOT IN LABOUR FORCE 4,233 7,536 11,536 4,429 7,564 11,993 4,541 7,155 11,696 4,933 7,493 12,426 5,194 7,539 12,733 WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATIO 54.0 16.1 35.2 52.9 17.4 35.4 52.3 22.0 37.5 50.3 23.1 36.8 51.8 28.6 40.3 POPULATION, 15 YEARS OF AGE & OVER 5,979 6,126 12,105 6,164 6,270 12,434 6,264 6,471 12,735 6,525 6,888 13,413 7,478 7,701 15,179 TOTAL NUMBER IN LABOUR FORCE 4,961 1,445 6,406 4,972 1,593 6,565 4,988 2,017 7,005 4,984 2,251 7,235 5,583 3,023 8,606 WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATIO 83.0 23.6 52.9 80.7 25.4 52.8 79.6 31.2 55.0 76.4 32.7 53.9 74.7 39.3 56.7 TABLE 22: ACTIVITY OF THE POPULATION NOT IN THE WORKFORCE - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1966-1976 No. 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS ACTIVITY & % of Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total NON-SCHOOL CHILD No. 898 830 1,728 879 848 1,727 1,012 947 1,959 % 19.8 11.6 14.8 17.8 11.3 13.9 19.5 12.6 15.4 CHILD AT SCHOOL No. 2,958 2,485 5,443 2,290 1,913 4,203 60.0 33.2 43.8 44.1 25.4 33.0 2,797 2,359 5,156 61.6 33.0 44.1 FULL-TIME STUDENT No. 54 50 104 553 545 1,098 % 1.1 0.7 0.8 10.6 7.2 8.6 HOME DUTIES No. 2,963 2,963 0 3,721 3,721 * 0.0 41.4 25.3 0.0 49.7 29.9 PENSIONER No. 524 720 1,244 * 11.5 10.1 10.6 INDEPENDENT MEANS No. 114 138 252 1,281 4,050 5,331 % 2.5 1.9 2.2 24.7 53.7 41.9 900 . 317 18.2 > 4.2 r 9.8 INMATES IN No. 69 25 94 % 1.5 0.3 0.8 OTHER No. 139 120 259 * 3.1 1.7 2.2 NOT STATED No. 142 72 214 58 84 142 % 2.9 1.0 1.7 1.1 1.1 1.1 TOTAL No. 4,541 7,155 11,696 4,933 7,493 12,426 5,194 7,539 12,733 TABLE 23: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF THE WORKFORCE - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 0RDIN ARY CUMULATIVE MALE FEMALE AGE LAST T0TA TOTAL BIRTHDAY No. % No. % No. % No. % 15-19 494 8.8 388 12.8 882 10.2 882 10.2 20-24 666 11.9 383 12.7 1,049 12.2 1,931 22.4 25-29 773 13.8 350 11.6 1,123 13.1 3,054 35.5 30-34 677 12.1 347 11.5 1,024 11.9 4,078 47.4 35-39 545 9.8 282 9.3 827 9.6 4,905 57.0 40-44 468 8.4 316 10.4 784 9.1 5,689 66.1 45-49 528 9.5 279 9.2 807 9.4 6,496 75.5 50-54 517 9.3 267 8.8 784 9.1 7,280 84.6 55-59 419 7.5 174 5.8 593 6.9 7,873 91.5 60-64 282 5.1 130 4.3 412 4.8 8,285 96.3 65+ 214 3.8 108 3.6 322 3.7 8,607 100.0 TOTAL 5,583 100.0 3,024 100.0 8,607 100.0 TABLE 24: MARITAL STATUS OF THE LABOUR FORCE - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 MALE FEMALE TOTAL NEVER MARRIED No. 1,395 842 2,237 NOW MARRIED No. 3,908 1,900 5,808 PERMANENTLY SEPARATED No. 124 71 195 DIVORCED No. 95 85 180 WIDOWED No. 65 126 191 TABLE 25: OCCUPATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE WORKFORCE - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS WORKFORCE CATEGORY Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total AT WORK: EMPLOYER Number 511 67 578 512 97 609 550 122 672 483 141 624 1,054 dU/ 1 ,00 1 % of Workforce 10.3 4.6 9.0 10.3 6.1 9.3 11.0 6.0 9.6 9.7 6.3 8.6 138 785 516 168 684 SELF- Number 903 131 1,034 737 131 868 647 18.9 16.8 18.1 EMPLOYED % of Workforce 18.2 9.1 16.1 14.8 8.2 13.2 13.0 6.8 11.2 10.4 7.5 9.5 EMPLOYEE Number 3,398 1,167 4,565 3,571 1,290 4,861 3,718 1,574 5,292 3,921 1,852 5,773 4,298 2,237 6,535 % of Workforce 68.5 80.8 71.3 71.8 81.0 74.0 74.5 78.0 75.5 78.7 82.3 79.8 77.0 74.0 75.9 UNPAID Number 43 36 79 20 19 39 26 120 146 31 58 89 50 139 189 HELPER % of Workforce 0.9 2.5 1.2 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.5 5.9 2.1 0.6 2.3 1.2 0.9 4.6 2.2 TOTAL AT Number 4,855 1,401 6,256 4,840 1,537 6,377 4,941 1,954 6,895 4,951 2,219 7,170 5,402 2,883 8,285 WORK % of Workforce 97.9 97.0 97.7 97.3 96.5 97.1 99.1 96.9 98.4 99.3 98.6 99.1 96.8 95.4 96.3 UNEMPLOYED Number 106 44 150 132 56 188 47 63 110 33 32 65 181 140 321 OR NOT AT % of Workforce 2.1 3.0 2.3 2.7 3.5 2.9 0.9 3.1 1.6 0.7 1.4 0.9 3.2 4.6 3.7 WORK TOTAL WORKFORCE 4,961 1,445 6,406 4,972 1,593 6,565 4,988 2,017 7,005 4,984 2,251 7,235 5,583 3,023 8,606 TABLE 26: OCCUPATIONS - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1966-1976 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUP Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total 0! No. to No. % No. % No. X No. ,0 No. % No. % No. % No. % PROFESSIONAL, TECHNICAL & RELATED 384 7.8 358 7.2 742 10.8 377 7.6 378 17.0 756 10.5 540 10.0 524 18.1 1,064 12.8 ADMINISTRATIVE, EXECUTIVE & MANAGERIAL 397 8.0 65 1.3 462 6.7 425 8.6 60 2.7 485 6.8 415 7.7 96 3.3 511 6.2 CLERICAL WORKERS 186 3.8 344 7.0 530 7.7 198 4.0 453 20.4 651 9.1 193 3.6 618 21.4 811 9.8 SALES WORKERS 208 4.2 273 5.5 481 7.0 200 4.0 295 13.3 495 6.9 212 3.9 296 10.3 508 6.1 FARMERS, FISHERMEN, HUNTERS, TIMER-GETTERS & RELATED 1,102 22.3 318 4.4 1,320 19.2 909 18.4 165 7.4 1,068 14.9 835 15.5 323 11.2 1,158 14.0 MINING & QUARRYING 159 3.2 0 0.0 159 2.3 159 3.2 0 0.0 159 2.2 101 1.9 0 0.0 101 1.2 TRANSPORTATION & COMMUNICATION 390 7.9 69 1.4 459 6.7 389 7.9 74 3.3 463 6.5 445 8.2 56 1.9 501 6.0 TRADESMEN, PRODUCTION PROCESS WORKERS & LABOURERS N.E.I. 1,891 38.3 119 2.4 2,010 29.2 1,876 37.9 125 5.6 2,001 27.9 2,155 39.9 155 5.4 2,310 27.9 SERVICES, SPORT & RECREATION 216 4.4 497 10.1 713 10.4 205 4.1 561 25.3 766 10.7 219 4.0 559 19.4 778 9.4 ARMED FORCES 8 0.2 1 0.0 9 0.1 11 0.2 2 0.1 13 0.2 5 0.1 0 0.0 5 0.1 OCCUPATION INADEQUATELY DESCRIBED & NOT STATED N.A. - N.A. - N.A. - 207 4.2 106 4.8 313 4.4 284 5.2 259 9.0 543 6.5 TOTAL PEOPLE EMPLOYED 4,941 100.0 1,944 100.0 6,885 100.0 4,951 100.0 2,219 100.0 7,170 100.0 5,404 100.0 2,886 100.0 8,290 100.0 TABLE 27: INDUSTRY OF THE WORKFORCE - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 1954 CENSUS 1961 CENSUS 1966 CENSUS 1971 CENSUS 1976 CENSUS No. INDUSTRY GROUP & % Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, No. 1,283 103 1,386 1,151 122 1,273 1,031 226 1,252 822 191 1,013 728 332 1,060 FISHING, ET.C % 25.9 7.1 21.6 23.1 7.7 19.4 20.7 11.2 17.9 16.6 8.6 14.1 13.5 11.5 12.8 MINING & QUARRYING No. 208 2 210 211 3 214 185 1 186 236 7 243 130 7 137 % 4.2 0.1 3.3 4.2 0.2 3.3 3.7 0.0 2.7 4.8 0.3 3.4 2.4 0.2 1.7 MANUFACTURING No. 780 93 873 829 75 904 982 139 1,121 1,038 203 1,241 1,097 221 1,318 % 15.7 6.4 13.6 16.7 4.7 13.8 19.7 6.9 16.0 21.0 9.1 17.3 20.3 7.7 15.9 ELECTRICITY, GAS, WATER No. 77 5 82 80 3 83 100 5 105 103 6 109 129 15 144 & SANITATION % 1.6 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.2 1.3 2.0 0.2 1.5 2.1 0.3 1.5 2.4 0.5 1.7 BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION No. 679 3 682 775 8 783 736 19 755 637 23 660 725 63 788 t 13.7 0.2 10.6 15.6 0.5 11.9 14.8 0.9 10.8 12.9 1.0 9.2 13.4 2.2 9.5 COMMERCE, WHOLESALE & No. 509 252 761 579 316 895 552 353 905 624 423 1,047 640 450 1,090 RETAIL TRADE % 10.3 17.4 11.9 11.6 19.8 13.6 11.1 17.5 12.9 12.6 19.1 14.6 11.8 15.6 13.1 TRANSPORT & STORAGE No. 326 30 356 315 29 344 287 26 313 272 33 305 338 44 382 % 6.6 2.1 5.6 6.3 1.8 5.2 5.8 1.3 4.5 5.5 1.5 4.3 6.3 1.5 4.6 COMMUNICATION No. 100 52 152 120 49 169 111 55 166 128 68 196 98 25 123 % 2.0 3.6 2.4 2.4 3.1 2.6 2.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.1 2.7 1.8 0.9 1.5 FINANCE & PROPERTY, No. 156 150 306 197 163 360 BUSINESS SERVICES % 3.2 6.8 4.3 3.7 5.7 4.3 464 628 ,1,092 559 , 752 1,311 COMMUNITY SERVICES No. 647 547 1,194 9.3 ' 39.4 16.6 '11.2 37.3 >18.7 389 697 1,086 521 872 1,393 % “13.0 7 37.9 '18.6 7.9 31.4 15.1 9.6 30.2 16.8 PUBLIC AUTHORITY N.E.I. No. 71 23 94 92 30 122 126 44 170 186 83 269 & DEFENCE % 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.7 2.5 2.0 2.4 3.4 2.9 3.3 ENTERTAINMENT & No. 312 342 654 294 290 584 273 321 594 209 273 482 248 314 562 RECREATION % 6.3 23.7 10.2 5.9 18.2 8.9 5.5 15.9 8.5 4.2 12.3 6.7 4.6 10.9 6.8 OTHER & NOT STATED No. 40 16 56 83 47 130 80 90 170 211 101 312 366 294 660 % 0.8 1.1 0.9 1.7 3.0 2.0 1.6 4.5 2.4 4.3 4.6 4.4 6.8 10.2 8.0 TOTAL PEOPLE EMPLOYED No. 4,961 1,445 6,406 4,972 1,593 6,565 4,988 2,017 7,005 4,951 2,219 7,170 5,403 2,883 8,286 TABLE 28: MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1971-1978 WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1971-72 TOTAL ESTABLISHMENTS 59 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT 1,281 WAGES AND SALARIES PAID ($,000) 5,149 1973-74 TOTAL ESTABLISHMENTS AT 30 JUNE, 1974 56 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (AVERAGE OVER WHOLE YEAR) 1,251 WAGES AND SALARIES PAID ($,000) 6,300 1975-76 TOTAL ESTABLISHMENTS AT 30 JUNE, 1976 54 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (AVERAGE OVER WHOLE YEAR) 1,353 WAGES AND SALARIES PAID ($,000) 10,517 1977-78 TOTAL ESTABLISHMENTS AT 30 JUNE, 1978 59 TOTAL EMPLOYMENT (AVERAGE OVER WHOLE YEAR) 1,383 WAGES AND SALARIES PAID ($,000) 12,917 TABLE 29: RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1968-1969 & 1973-1974 WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1969 1974 ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING AT 30 JUNE 312 314 EMPLOYMENT AT END OF JUNE: Males 805 724 Females 707 763 Persons 1,512 1,487 WAGES & SALARIES ($,000) 2,196 3,552 TOTAL RETAIL SALES OF GOODS ($,000) 17,341 24,851 STOCKS AT 30 JUNE ($,000) 2,165 N.A. TABLE 30: PRIMARY INDUSTRY: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1975-76 AND 1978-79 SEASON UNIT OF 1975-76 1978-79* QUANTITY AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS No. 837 487 TOTAL AREA OF AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS Hectares 133,989 99,924 AREA UNDER SOWN GRASSES AND CLOVERS Hectares 52,912 42,762 GROSS VALUE (AT PLACE OF PRODUCTION) OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES $ thous. 10,466 11,119 CROPS: AREA - OATS (GRAIN) Hectares 22 144 OTHER CEREALS (GRAIN) Hectares 24 24 CROPS AND GRASSES CUT FOR HAY Hectares 2,853 956 FRUIT Hectares 129 86 CROPS: PRODUCTION - OATS (GRAIN) Tonnes 18 103 OTHER CEREALS (GRAIN) Tonnes 30 HAY (CEREAL, LUCERNE AND GRASS) Tonnes 11,623 2,253 CITRUS FRUIT Tonnes 5 5 NON-CITRUS ORCHARD FRUIT Tonnes 1,002 381 LIVESTOCK AT 31 MARCH: CATTLE FOR MEAT PRODUCTION No. 68,620 49,876 CATTLE FOR MILK PRODUCTION No. 17,620 14,046 PIGS No. 898 621 SHEEP AND LAMBS No. 48,040 50,918 SHEEP AND LAMBS SHORN No. 41,080 44,108 WOOL PRODUCTION (SHORN AND CRUTCHED) Thous. Kg. 140 144 LAMBS MARKED No. 15,906 16,243 * Beginning with 1976-77 season, rural holdings with value of operations < $l,500/yr (unless total area of holding ;► 10 hectares) were excluded from the census. In 1976-77 this criterion excluded 8,000 holdings in N.S.W. TABLE 31: TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 AND 1977-78 ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING: AT 31 DECEMBER, 1976 26 AT 30 JUNE, 1978 16 CAPACITY: GUEST ROOMS/UNITS: AT 31 MARCH, 1976 602 AT 30 JUNE, 1976 599 AT 30 SEPTEMBER,1976 602 AT 31 DECEMBER, 1976 644 AT 30 JUNE, 1978 415 BED SPACES: AT 31 MARCH, 1976 1,376 AT 30 JUNE, 1976 1,414 AT 30 SEPTEMBER,1976 1,388 AT 31 DECEMBER, 1976 1,525 AT 30 JUNE, 1978 1,030 EMPLOYMENT: AT 30 JUNE, 1976: FULL-TIME 91 OTHER 94 AT 31 DECEMBER, 1976: FULL-TIME 103 OTHER 96 AT 30 JUNE, 1978: FULL-TIME 68 OTHER 51 ROOM NIGHTS: 1976: CALENDAR YEAR 71,234 1977-78: FINANCIAL YEAR 66,564 TAKINGS FROM ACCOMMODATION ($,000): 1976: CALENDAR YEAR 1,172 1977-78: FINANCIAL YEAR 1,538 TABLE 32: POPULATION AND DWELLINGS - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 UNOCCUPIED POPULATION CENSUS OCCUPIED UNOCCUPIED TOTAL DWELLINGS AS POPULATION PER OCCUPIED YEAR DWELLING DWELLING DWELLINGS I OF TOTAL DWELLING DWELLINGS 1954 18,175 4,612 610 5,222 11.7 3.94 1961 18,558 4,793 660 5,453 12.1 3.87 1971 19,661 5,445 941 6,386 14.7 3.61 1976 21,340 6,355 1,200 7,555 15.9 3.36 TABLE 33: PRIVATE UNOCCUPIED DWELLINGS: REASON UNOCCUPIED - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1961-1976 % OF TOTAL CENSUS REASON NO. UNOCCUPIED YEAR UNOCCUPIED (BY REASON) 1976 FOR SALE OR RENTING 190 15.8 NEW 42 3.5 VACANT FOR REPAIRS 62 5.2 HOLIDAY HOME 314 26.2 TEMPORARILY UNOCCUPIED 356 29.7 OTHER & NOT STATED 236 19.7 TOTAL UNOCCUPIED 1,200 100.0 1971* FOR SALE OR RENTING 101 10.7 NEW 21 2.2 VACANT FOR REPAIRS 51 5.4 HOLIDAY HOME 364 38.7 TEMPORARILY UNOCCUPIED 295 31.3 OTHER & NOT STATED 109 11.6 TOTAL UNOCCUPIED 941 100.0 1961 FOR SALE OR RENTING 89 13.5 HOLIDAY HOME 219 33.2 OCCUPANTS TEMPORARILY ABSENT 249 37.7 TO BE DEMOLISHED 9 1.4 OTHER & NOT STATED 94 14.2 TOTAL UNOCCUPIED 660 100.0 * A break-up of Private Unoccupied Dwellings into 3 types is available for 1971. See Tables 68-71 of the previous edition of this handbook. TABLE 34: TYPE OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS AND NUMBER OF PERSONS WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 NUMBER OF TYPE OF DWELLING PERSONS DWELLINGS SELF-CONTAINED 6,128 18,824 NON SELF-CONTAINED 86 215 IMPROVISED 32 56 MOBILE 38 91 OTHER 0 0 TABLE 35: PRIVATE OCCUPIED DWELLINGS BY CLASS OF DWELLING - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 Other Separate Semi-detached Attached Terraced House Total CENSUS Self-Contained Private House House House & Villa Unit Occupied YEAR Flats inc. not pri\/ate PRIVATE HOUSE stated No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 1954 4,28595.2 188 4.2 29 0.6 4,502 100.0 1961 4,336 47.2 308 3.4 48 0.5 9,194 100.0 1971 4,667 86.9 Ill 2.1 78 1.5 28 0.5 411 7.7 77 1.4 5,372 100.0 1976 5,594 89.0 104 1.7 96 1.5 100 1.6 210* 3.3 180 2.9 6,284 100.0 * The fall in the number of self-contained flats is probably due to miscategorisation of building structure made by census collectors in the 1976 census. Dwelling occupiers categorised the structure in prior censuses. TABLE 36: STRUCTURE OF BUILDING - ALL PRIVATE DWELLINGS WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 STRUCTURE NUMBER OF DWELLINGS SEPARATE HOUSE 6,680 FLATS OR HOME UNITS, ETC.: UP TO 3 STOREYS HIGH 596 ABOVE 3 STOREYS HIGH 2 IMPROVISED DWELLING 34 MOBILE DWELLING 42 NOT STATED 130 TABLE 37: NATURE OF OCCUPANCY OF PRIVATE DWELLINGS: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1971 AND 1976 L.G.A. CENSUS NO. OF % YEAR NATURE OF DWELLINGS OCCUPANCY 1971* OWNER/PURCHASER 3,621 67.4 TENANT (GOVT.) 161 30.0 TENANT (OTHER) 1,167 21.7 OTHER & NOT STATED 423 7.9 TOTAL 5,372 100.0 1976 OWNER/PURCHASER 4,098 65.2 TENANT (GOVT.) 222 3.5 TENANT (OTHER) 1,314 20.9 OTHER & NOT STATED 650 10.3 TOTAL 6,284 100.0 * A break-up of Total Occupied Private Dwellings into 3 types is available for 1971. See Tables 78 and 79 of the previous edition of this handbook. TABLE 38: OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BEING PURCHASED - SOURCES OF MORTGAGES WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 NUMBER OF MORTGAGES SOURCE OF MORTGAGES 1 Mortgage 2 Mortgages TRADING BANK 402 46 SAVINGS BANK 398 10 BUILDING SOCIETY 302 2 HOUSING COMMISSION 26 0 OTHER N.E.I. 374 44 NOT STATED 8 4 39: TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW DWELLINGS COMPLETED: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1970-1979 YEAR NUMBER HOUSES 1970-71 107 1971-72 194 1972-73 191 1973-74 228 1974-75 286 1975-76 221 1976-77 106 1977-78 221 1978-79 224 OTHER DWELLINGS 1970-71 34 1971-72 27 1972-73 24 1973-74 38 1974-75 11 1975-76 22 1976-77 12 1977-78 9 1978-79 6 TOTAL NEW DWELLINGS 1970-71 141 1971-72 221 1972-73 215 1973-74 266 1974-75 297 1975-76 243 1976-77 218 1977-78 230 1978-79 230 TABLE 40: VALUE OF BUILDING JOBS COMPLETED: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1970-1978 ($000) 1970-71 1974-75 HOUSES 1,387 HOUSES 6,441 FLATS (INCL. CONVERSIONS) 304 OTHER DWELLINGS 97 TOTAL HOUSES AND FLATS TOTAL DWELLINGS 6,538 (INCL. CONVERSIONS) 1,690 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 3,438 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 2,405 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 9,976 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 4,095 1971-72 1975-76 HOUSES 2,488 HOUSES 5,070 FLATS (INCL. CONVERSIONS) 276 OTHER DWELLINGS 211 TOTAL HOUSES AND FLATS TOTAL DWELLINGS 5,281 (INCL. CONVERSIONS) 2,764 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 2,770 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 1,492 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 8,359 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 4,254 1972-73 1976-77 HOUSES 2,972 HOUSES 5,240 FLATS (INCL. CONVERSIONS) 166 OTHER DWELLINGS 207 TOTAL HOUSES AND FLATS TOTAL DWELLINGS 5,447 (INCL. CONVERSIONS) 3,137 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 3,550 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 1,625 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 8,470 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 4,761 1973-74 1977-78 HOUSES 4,198 HOUSES 6,172 FLATS (INCL. CONVERSIONS) 337 OTHER DWELLINGS 120 TOTAL HOUSES AND FLATS TOTAL DWELLINGS 6,292 (INCL CONVERSIONS) 4,535 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 5,479 OTHER CLASSES OF BUILDING 1,100 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 11,771 TOTAL ALL CLASSES 5,635 TABLE 41: NUMBER OF PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT DWELLINGS COMPLETED: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1970-1979 YEAR PRIVATE GOVERNMENT TOTAL HOUSES 1970-71 83 24 1071 u / 1971-72 154 40 194 1972-73 171 20 191I «/ 1 1973-74 226 2 228 1974-75 266 20 286 1975-76 203 18 221 1976-77 192 14 206 1977-78 211 10 221 1978-79 214 10 224 1970-71 OTHER DWELLINGS 34 34 1971-72 21 6V L27 / 1972-73 24 24 1973-74 m 38 38 1974-75 11 11 1975-76 18 4 22L C 1976-77 12 12 1977-78 9 g 1978-79 6 - 6 1970-71 TOTAL NEW DWELLINGS 117 24 141 1971-72 175 46 221 1972-73 195 20 215 1973-74 264 2 266 1974-75 277 20 297 1975-76 221 22 241 1976-77 204 14 218 1977-78 220 10 230 1978-79 220 10 230 TABLE 42: OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO NUMBER OF ROOMS - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS WITH ROOMS NUMBERING CENSUS YEAR MEASUREMENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+ Not Total Stated 1954 No. 76 156 291 899 1,279 982 431 187 83 115 3 4,502 % 1.7 3.5 6.5 20.0 28.4 21.8 9.6 4.2 1.8 2.6 0.1 100.0 1961 No. 36 134 293 799 1,352 1,140 514 202 84 126 12 4,692 % 0.8 2.9 6.2 17.0 28.8 24.3 11.0 4.3 1.8 2.7 0.3 100.0 1971 No. 68 170 308 893 1,786 1,172 975 - 5,372 % 1.3 3.2 5.7 16.6 33.2 21.8 18.1 - 100.0 1976 No. 28 126 258 816 1,656 1,572 874 830 124 6,284 % 0.4 2.0 4.1 13.0 26.4 25.0 13.9 13.2 2.0 100.0 TABLE 43: OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS ACCORDING TO MATERIAL OF OUTER WALLS - WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1954-1976 WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE TYPE OF OUTER WALL MATERIAL 1954 1961 1971 1976 Census Census Census Census BRICK & BRICK VENEER No. 948 987 1,403 2,166 1 21.1 21.0 26.1 34.5 STONE No. 123 108 127 128 % 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.0 CONCRETE No. 55 84 88 112 % 1.2 1.8 1.6 1.9 TIMBER No. 2,359 2,289 2,277 2,094 °l 52.4 48.8 42.4 33.3 METAL No. 81 59 81 164 % 1.8 1.3 1.5 2.6 FIBRO-CEMENT No. 901 1,151 1,382 1,492 % 20.0 24.5 25.7 23.7 OTHER & NOT STATED No. 35 14 14 128 % 0.8 0.3 0.3 2.0 TOTAL No. 4,502 4,692 5,372 6,284 % 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 TABLE 4 4 : POWER OR FUEL USED IN OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 NUMBER OF DWELLINGS POWER OR FUEL USED Bath Cooking Lighting Heating Water COAL, COKE OR BRIQUETTES 64 0 74 58 WOOD 982 0 1,394 790 ELECTRICITY 4,172 5,934 1,200 4,524 GAS 732 8 764 250 OIL, KEROSENE 186 28 2,484 276 SOLAR ENERGY 0 0 2 2 OTHER 4 4 50 14 NO FUEL USED 0 0 18 42 NOT STATED 144 310 298 328 TABLE 45: SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY IN OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 WATER SUPPLY NUMBER OF DWELLINGS PIPED FROM MAINS 5,128 PIPED FROM TANK 770 PIPED FROM OTHER SOURCE 212 NO PIPED WATER SUPPLY 42 NOT STATED 132 TABLE 46: SEWERAGE FACILITIES OF PRIVATE DWELLINGS: WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1971 AND 1976 WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE L.G.A. CENSUS YEAR No. of FACILITY I of Total Dwel1ings & AREA 1971* FLUSH TOILET TO PUBLIC SEWER 2,614 48.7 FLUSH TOILET OTHER 2,204 41.0 SANITARY PAN COLLECTION 264 4.9 OTHER AND NOT STATED 290 5.4 TOTAL 5,372 100.0 1976 FLUSH TOILET TO PUBLIC SEWER 3,182 50.6 FLUSH TOILET OTHER 2,614 41.6 SANITARY PAN COLLECTION 150 2.4 OTHER AND NOT STATED 338 5.4 TOTAL 6,284 100.0 * A break-up of Total Private Dwellings into 3 types available for 1971. See Tables 93 and 94 of the previous edition of this handbook. TABLE 4 7 : NUMBER OF VEHICLES PER PRIVATE OCCUPIED DWELLING 0 30TH JUNE, 1971 AND 1976 WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE L.G.A. CENSUS YEAR % of Total NO. OF No. No. of VEHICLES Private 1971* 0 862 16.0 1 2,668 49.7 2 1,316 25.5 3 OR MORE 448 8.3 NOT STATED 78 1.5 TOTAL 5,372 100.0 1976 0 792 12.6 1 3,080 49.0 2 1,628 25.9 3 OR MORE 558 8.9 NOT STATED 226 3.6 TOTAL 6,284 100.0 * A break-up of Total Occupied Dwellings into 3 types is available for 1971. See Tables 85-88 of the previous edition of this handbook. TABLE 48: MODE OF TRAVEL TO WORK BY EMPLOYED POPULATION WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE 1976 MODE OF TRAVEL MALE FEMALE TRAIN 31 5 BUS 88 48 FERRY OR TRAM 5 0 TAXI 11 14 CAR - AS DRIVER 3,160 1,114 CAR - AS PASSENGER 497 355 MOTOR BIKE, MOTOR SCOOTER 125 9 BICYCLE 48 10 WALKED ONLY 575 414 WORKED AT HOME 563 522 NOT STATED 360 401 * I