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Wyndham Household Survey 2015 District Area Results Report

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Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 4

2 Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

3 Results .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 Sex/Gender ........................................................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Country of Birth .................................................................................................................................... 9

3.3 Language Spoken at Home ................................................................................................................. 11

3.4 English Proficiency .............................................................................................................................. 15

3.5 Ancestry .............................................................................................................................................. 17

3.6 Faith .................................................................................................................................................... 18

3.7 Recent Arrivals .................................................................................................................................... 20

3.8 Citizenship – Wyndham ...................................................................................................................... 24

3.9 Education Attainment and Qualifications .......................................................................................... 25

3.10 Employment ....................................................................................................................................... 27

3.11 Travel to Work .................................................................................................................................... 30

3.12 Motor Vehicle Ownership .................................................................................................................. 32

3.13 Bicycle Ownership .............................................................................................................................. 32

3.14 Health and Disability ........................................................................................................................... 33

3.15 Civic Participation ............................................................................................................................... 34

3.16 Hardship and Community Strength .................................................................................................... 35

3.17 Household Food Disposal and Water Collection ................................................................................ 36

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Charts

Chart 1: Sex/Gender – District Areas, 2015 .......................................................................................................... 8

Chart 2: Born Overseas – Suburbs and Wyndham, 2015 ..................................................................................... 9

Chart 3: Top Five Overseas Country of Birth – Wyndham, 2015 .......................................................................... 9

Chart 4: Population Born Overseas – District Areas, 2015 ................................................................................. 10

Chart 5: Top Overseas Countries of Birth – District Areas, 2015 ....................................................................... 10

Chart 6: Language Other than English Spoken at Home (LOTE) – Suburbs and Wyndham, 2015 ..................... 11

Chart 7: Top Five Languages Other than English Spoken at Home – Wyndham, 2015 ...................................... 12

Chart 8: Language Spoken at Home – District Areas, 2015 ................................................................................ 13

Chart 9: Top LOTE Spoken at Home – District Area, 2015 .................................................................................. 14

Chart 10: Spoken English Proficiency – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 .................................................................. 15

Chart 11: English Speaking and Writing Proficiency – Wyndham, 2015 ............................................................ 15

Chart 12: Spoken English Proficiency (not well or not at all) – District Areas, 2015 .......................................... 16

Chart 13: Written English Proficiency (not well or not at all) – District Areas, 2015 ......................................... 16

Chart 14: Ancestry – Wyndham, 2015 ................................................................................................................ 17

Chart 15: Ancestry – Wyndham, 2011 ................................................................................................................ 17

Chart 16: Faith Group Summary – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 .......................................................................... 18

Chart 17: Top Non-Christian Faiths – Wyndham 2015 ....................................................................................... 18

Chart 18: Faith Group Summary – District Areas, 2015 ..................................................................................... 19

Chart 19: Arrived in Australia Previous Five Years – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 ............................................... 20

Chart 20: Location of Person Five Years Ago – District Areas, 2015 .................................................................. 21

Chart 21: Location of Person One Year Ago – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 ......................................................... 22

Chart 22: Location of Person One Year Ago – District Areas, 2015 .................................................................... 23

Chart 23: Australian Citizenship – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 ........................................................................... 24

Chart 24: Australian Citizenship – District Areas, 2015 ...................................................................................... 24

Chart 25: Education Attainment and Higher Qualifications, Population Age 15+ – Wyndham, 2015 ............... 25

Chart 26: Level of Schooling Completed – District Areas, 2015 ......................................................................... 25

Chart 27: Population Over 15 Years with a Degree or Higher – District Areas, 2015 ........................................ 26

Chart 28: Employed, Population Over 15 Years – Wyndham 2011 and 2015 .................................................... 27

Chart 29: Employed, Population Over 15 Years – District Areas, 2015 .............................................................. 27

Chart 30: Top Five Employment Industries, Employed Persons – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 .......................... 28

Chart 31: Employment Industry of Employed Persons – District Areas, 2015 ................................................... 29

Chart 32: Travel to Work Mode of Transport, Employed Persons – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 ....................... 30

Chart 33: Travel to Work Mode, Employed Persons – District Areas, 2015 ....................................................... 30

Chart 34: Location of Workplace, Employed Persons – Wyndham, 2015 .......................................................... 31

Chart 35: Motor Vehicles per Household – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015 ............................................................ 32

Chart 36: Number of Bicycles per Household – Wyndham, 2015 ...................................................................... 32

Chart 37: Long Standing Illness, Health Problem or Disability – District Areas, 2015 ........................................ 33

Chart 38: Civic Participation, Population Over 15 Years – Wyndham, 2015 ..................................................... 34

Chart 39: Volunteered in the Last 12 Months, Population Over 15 Years – District Areas, 2015 ...................... 34

Chart 40: Ran Out of Food Last 12 Months, Population Over 15 Years – Wyndham, 2008, 2011 and 2015 ..... 35

Chart 41: Household Food Disposal and Water Collection – Wyndham, 2015 .................................................. 36

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1 Introduction

Wyndham Household Survey 2015

The Wyndham Household Survey (WHS) 2015 is a sample survey that collected socio-demographic

information on 847 households and 2,304 individuals in Wyndham. It was the first attempt to collect

updated demographic and behavioural information in Wyndham since the Census in 2011.

This report presents selected results of the WHS 2015, Census 2011 findings are provided as context where

appropriate.

District Areas

The WHS collected information from residents in the Wyndham Central, Wyndham East and Wyndham West

district areas, which are made up of the following suburbs:

Wyndham Central - Hoppers Crossing and Tarneit

Wyndham East - Point Cook, Truganina and Williams Landing

Wyndham West - Werribee and Wyndham Vale

Wyndham Rural was not covered by the survey as obtaining the desired sample size across a large geography

was not feasible for this survey.

The results have been analysed and presented by district area and/or Wyndham-wide depending on the

strength of the data available.

Sample Survey & Census

A sample survey provides generalised results whereby a selected group of the population is used to

represent the whole population. The results must be quoted with a confidence level (how sure the result is)

and a confidence interval (the margin of error on either side). The WHS aimed to meet research and industry

standards by achieving a 95% confidence level and a confidence interval of 5% or less. The Wyndham-wide

results have a 95% confidence level and 2% confidence interval. The results by district area have a 95%

confidence level and fall within a 5% confidence interval.

Census is a complete count of every person living in an area and their socio-demographic characteristics and

the numbers can be quoted as a count. It provides a true measure of the population and can provide detailed

information about small sub-groups within the population. Care should be taken when comparing the results

of the Census with the WHS 2015, as the results of the latter fall within a range and are generalised.

All results are reported for all ages of the population unless otherwise stated.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities in Wyndham

We would like to acknowledge the peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the land on

which Wyndham is being built, and the place where this research was conducted. We pay respect to their

Elders past and present.

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The WHS asked a question on ATSI identification; however the response-rate for this question was not

representative and the findings could not be included in this report.

2011 Census data shows that Wyndham City has the largest number of Aboriginal residents in the western

suburbs, representing the third highest population in metropolitan Melbourne. The percentage of the

Wyndham population who are Aboriginal increased from 0.6% in 2006 to 0.7% in 2011.

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2 Summary

Wyndham

The results of the WHS indicate a changing and diversifying community. Characteristics of the community

vary between the district areas, particularly in relation to country of birth, language spoken, education and

employment industry. These variations reflect the areas that have experienced the most housing

developments in recent years.

The WHS indicates that a greater proportion of the community are achieving higher educational attainment

and that the number of residents born overseas is increasing. In particular there has been a rise in residents

born in India, which remains the top overseas country of birth of residents living in Wyndham from the

Census 2011. Three of the top six language other than English (LOTE) spoken at home in Wyndham are from

India; Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati.

The WHS suggests a rise in non-Christian faiths (with an increase in the Muslim community) and residents

with no religion.

Most residents moving into Wyndham come from another municipality in Victoria.

The WHS indicates important changes in employment industries, with a rise in residents employed in health

care and social assistance and a decline in residents employed in manufacturing, which was the top industry

of employment in 2011. Manufacturing is now outside of the top five employment industries in 2015. Most

residents work outside of Wyndham in a municipality other than Melbourne City and travel to work by car as

the driver.

Civic participation is strong and event attendance, petition signing and volunteering are the most popular

methods to participate in community life.

Wyndham Central

There are high levels of cultural and linguistic diversity in Wyndham Central. The top three languages spoken

at home are Punjabi, Filipino/Tagalog and Hindi. There is a higher prevalence of small religious groups in

Wyndham Central compared to other district areas.

Around a quarter of the population lived outside of the municipality five years ago.

Year 12 schooling completion is higher for Wyndham Central residents than the overall Wyndham

population. Health care and social assistance, and retail trade are the largest employment industries for

residents in this district.

Wyndham East

Residents in Wyndham East have by far the highest levels of educational attainment in the municipality, in

particular the proportion of residents with a degree or higher. The proportion of residents employed is the

highest in municipality and the district area has the most work connections to Melbourne City.

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Over half of the residents are born overseas and they are the newest residents in Wyndham. Wyndham East

has the largest Indian and Chinese communities. Nearly half of all residents speak LOTE at home; Hindi and

Mandarin are the largest LOTE groups.

Around half of all Wyndham East residents lived outside of Wyndham, either in Australia or overseas, five

years ago.

Fewer people have a long term illness or disability in Wyndham East than in other district areas.

Wyndham West

Wyndham West is the most settled and established of all the district areas in the survey. Wyndham West has

the largest proportion of residents born in Australia and speaking English at home compared to other district

areas. It still has a sizeable proportion of its population born overseas from non-English speaking countries.

The top LOTE spoken at home is Italian and generally European LOTEs are more prevalent in Wyndham West

compared to other district areas. The presence of the Indian community is not as strong in Wyndham West

as compared to the rest of the municipality.

Resident mobility is lowest in Wyndham West but nearly 20% of its residents lived outside the municipality

five years ago. The employment profile of Wyndham residents differs to that of other district areas with a

larger proportion of residents working in the education and training, and public administration and safety

industries. A larger proportion of Wyndham West residents are employed in Wyndham compared to the

other district areas. Wyndham West residents have the highest prevalence of long term illness and disability

in the municipality.

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3 Results

3.1 Sex/Gender

The Census asks a binary question on sex whilst the household provided a third option of other.

Table 1: Sex/Gender – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

Response Census 2011 WHS 2015

Male 49.9% 49.4%

Female 50.1% 50.2%

Other - 0.2%

Not stated / no answer

- 0.2%

The WHS reports that there are more females than males in Wyndham. In total there were five survey

responses for other (0.2%) and six responses for no answer.

Chart 1: Sex/Gender – District Areas, 2015

49% 50%

47%

52% 52%

48%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

Female Male

Wyndham Central Wyndham East Wyndham West

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3.2 Country of Birth

Chart 2: Born Overseas Suburbs and Wyndham, 2015

The proportion of the Wyndham population that were born overseas is 40%; the Census reported this to be

34% in 2011.

Chart 3: Top Five Overseas Country of Birth Wyndham, 2015

The WHS reports that India is the top country of origin for people born overseas. India was also the top

overseas country of birth recorded in the Census 2011 with 5% of the total population born there.

40%

34%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

WHS 2015 Census 2011

10%

3% 3% 3%

3%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

India New Zealand England Phillipines China (excludes SARS& Taiwan)

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Chart 4: Population Born Overseas – District Areas, 2015

The WHS indicates that over half of Wyndham East’s population was born overseas and this is the highest in Wyndham. Wyndham West has the lowest proportion of its residents born overseas in 2015 (29%).

Chart 5: Top Overseas Countries of Birth – District Areas, 2015

There is variation across the district areas in terms of Wyndham’s top overseas countries of birth. While

Wyndham East has the largest proportion of residents that were born in India, Wyndham West has the

smallest by quite a margin. Wyndham East also has the largest proportion of its population born in China

compared to other district areas.

53%

45% 46%

53%

68%

29%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

Australia Born Overseas


13%

4% 4%

2% 2%

14%

4% 4% 3%

4%

3% 3% 2%

3%

1%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

India New Zealand Philippines England China


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3.3 Language Spoken at Home

Chart 6: Language Other than English Spoken at Home (LOTE) Suburbs and Wyndham, 2015

The WHS reports that 35% of the population speak a LOTE at home in 2015; in the 2011 Census this was

reported to be 30%.

35%

30%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

Wyndham Census 2011

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Chart 7: Top Five Languages Other than English Spoken at Home Wyndham, 2015

The WHS reports that Hindi was the largest LOTE in Wyndham in 2015, followed by Mandarin.

The 2011 Census reported that Filipino/Tagalog was largest LOTE (2%); the WHS reports that this is now the

third largest LOTE in 2015.

Gujarati was very low on the list of languages spoken in Wyndham in 2011, and it is now in the top 6

languages spoken (not on chart). Hindi, Punjabi and Gujarati are all Indian languages and when they are

grouped together the population speaking Indian languages forms a large proportion.

4%

3%

2% 2%

2%

0%

1%

1%

2%

2%

3%

3%

4%

4%

Hindi Mandarin Punjabi Filipino/Tagalog Italian

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Chart 8: Language Spoken at Home District Areas, 2015

Nearly half of Wyndham East’s population speak a LOTE at home, which is more than double the proportion

of LOTE at home population of Wyndham West.

58%

39%

49% 49%

73%

22%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

English Only LOTE


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Chart 9: Top LOTE Spoken at Home – District Area, 2015

In terms of the LOTE spoken at home, there are variations across the district areas. Wyndham East has the

largest proportion its population speaking Hindi (7%) and Mandarin (5%) at home. In Wyndham Central

there is a more even spread of LOTEs spoken at home, with Hindi, Mandarin, Filipino/Tagalog and Punjabi all

around 3%. In Wyndham West, Italian is the largest LOTE spoken at home (3%) and Asian language groups

are recorded as lower compared to other district areas.

3%

3%

3% 3%

2%

7%

5%

2% 3%

0%

1%

2%

2%

1%

3%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

Hindi Mandarin Filipino/Tagalog Punjabi Italian


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3.4 English Proficiency

Information on spoken English proficiency is collected in the Census. Written English proficiency is new data

collected in the WHS 2015.

Chart 10: Spoken English Proficiency - Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The proficiency of the population that speaks English not well or not at all is reported to be 5% in the WHS .

Chart 11: English Speaking and Writing Proficiency - Wyndham, 2015

The WHS reports that there is a larger proportion of the population that is unable to write English well or not

at all, than speak English not well or not all.

4%

5%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

Census 2011 WHS 2015

10%

5%

0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 8.0% 10.0% 12.0%

Written English Proficiency: Not well or not at all

Spoken English Proficiency: Not well or not at all

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Chart 12: Spoken English Proficiency (not well or not at all) – District Areas, 2015

English proficiency is lowest in Wyndham East, which is likely to be connected to the higher levels of the

population born overseas and LOTE spoken at home in this district.

Chart 13: Written English Proficiency (not well or not at all) – District Areas, 2015

Written English proficiency is lower than spoken English proficiency for all district areas. Wyndham East has

the lowest proportion of resident unable to write English well or not at all across the district areas in the

survey.

5%

6%

4%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%


9%

12%

9%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%


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3.5 Ancestry

Chart 14: Ancestry Wyndham, 2015

Chart 15: Ancestry Wyndham, 2011

In the Census 2011 and the WHS 2015, Australian is the largest ancestry group. English is still the second

largest ancestry group however in 2011 it was 23% and the WHS 2015 reports the proportion to be 15%.

In 2011 the Census recorded 6% population have Indian ancestry; in 2015 the WHS is reporting that this

figure is 13%.

25%

15%

13% 5%

5%

5%

4% 2%

1% 1%

17%

7% Australian English

Indian Chinese

Irish Italian

Filipino Sinhalese

Maltese Scottish

Other Not stated

24%

23%

6% 6%

6%

6%

4%

3%

3%

3%

9%

7%

Australian English

Irish Italian

Indian Scottish

Chinese Maltese

Filipino German

Other Not stated

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3.6 Faith

Chart 16: Faith Group Summary – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The proportion of the population reporting to practice a Christian faith is 42% in the WHS 2015; this was 58%

in the Census 2011. In 2011 14% of the population practiced a non-Christian faith and this was recorded as

24% in the WHS 2015. One quarter of the Wyndham population were reporting to have no religion in the

WHS 2015.

Chart 17: Top Non-Christian Faiths Wyndham 2015

58%

14%

19%

8%

42%

24% 25%

11%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

Christian Non-Christian No Religion Not stated


5%

4%

3%

1%

7%

4%

3%

2%

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

Islam Hinduism Buddhism Sikism

Cenus 2011 WHS 2015

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The top non-Christian faiths reported in the WHS 2015 were Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikism. Islam is

the top non-Christian faith in Wyndham (7%), as it was in 2011 (5%).

Chart 18: Faith Group Summary – District Areas, 2015

Wyndham West has the largest proportion of its residents practising a Christian faith and that have no

religion across the surveyed district areas. Wyndham Central has a large proportion of other religions and

lower proportions of the main religions, which suggests its faith profile is more evenly spread compared to

other district areas. Wyndham East has the largest concentrations of residents practising Hinduism and Islam

in Wyndham.

27.%

9% 8%

5%

23%

21%

7%

26%

6%

14%

6%

17%

24%

5%

29%

11%

3% 1%

19%

27%

8%

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

Catholic Anglican(Church ofEngland)

Hinduism Islam Other No religion Not stated


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3.7 Recent Arrivals

Chart 19: Arrived in Australia Previous Five Years Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The WHS 2015 reports that 7% of the Wyndham population arrived in Australia in the five years previous to

2015; in 2011 the Census reported that 10% of Wyndham residents had arrived in Australia the five years

prior to 2011. It should be noted that the total population is larger in 2015 than 2011 so the change in

percentage will be affected by the increased population size.

10%

7%

0%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%


% Total Pop Arrived In Aus Last Five Years

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Chart 20: Location of Person Five Years Ago – District Areas, 2015

Just one quarter (26%) of Wyndham East residents were living at the same address five years ago and this is

significantly lower than Wyndham Central and Wyndham West, where 56% and 60% of residents were living

at the same address five years ago. The majority of Wyndham East residents (36%) were living in another

municipality in Victoria in 2010, which is more than double that of Wyndham Central (14%) and Wyndham

West (11%). Wyndham East also has the highest proportion of residents that were living overseas in 2010

(9%).

Chart 3 shows that over half of Wyndham East’s residents are born overseas; this and the data from Chart 22

indicates that there is a large proportion of Wyndham East residents that are born overseas and live in

another area in Victoria first before moving to Wyndham.

56%

14% 14%

5% 5%

26%

13%

36%

5%

9%

60%

15%

11%

3% 5%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

Same as currentaddress

Other suburb inWyndham

Other localgovernment area in

Victoria

Other state inAustralia

Outside of Australia


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Chart 21: Location of Person One Year Ago – Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The WHS 2015 indicates a smaller proportion of residents have moved into the municipality in the last year

than in 2011. Not applicable and not stated include people under the age of one year old.

75%

16%

2%

7%

84%

13%

1% 2%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Same as current address Elsewhere in Australia Outside of Australia Not stated/not applicable


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Chart 22: Location of Person One Year Ago – District Areas, 2015

Most people who have moved to Wyndham in the past year have arrived from another municipality in

Victoria. Only a small proportion have arrived from overseas and moved directly into Wyndham in the past

year.

Wyndham East has the largest proportion of residents that moved into that area from outside of the

municipality.

Wyndham West has the largest proportion of residents that remained at the same address in the last year.

85%

7% 4%

1% 1%

81%

6% 7% 2% 2%

87%

5% 4% 2% 0%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Same as currentaddress

Other suburb inWyndham

Other localgovernment area in

Victoria

Other state inAustralia

Outside of Australia


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3.8 Citizenship – Wyndham

Chart 23: Australian Citizenship Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The proportion of the population that are Australian citizens is reported to be 81% in the WHS 2015; in 2011

this figure was 79%.

Chart 24: Australian Citizenship – District Areas, 2015

Australian Citizenship varies across the district areas and is highest in Wyndham West (89%) and lowest in

Wyndham East (74%).

79%

81%

50.0%

55.0%

60.0%

65.0%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%

85.0%


81%

74%

89%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%


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3.9 Education Attainment and Qualifications

Chart 25: Education Attainment and Higher Qualifications, Population Age 15+, Wyndham, 2015

The WHS 2015 reports that 27% of the population over 15 years has a degree or higher qualification. Both

results are higher than what was recorded in the Census 2011.

Chart 26: Level of Schooling Completed – District Areas, 2015

Wyndham East has by far the largest proportion of residents that have completed year 12 or above (78%). Over one quarter of Wyndham West residents have Year 10 schooling has their highest level of educational attainment.

50%

19%

61%

27%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

Year 12 or Equivalent Degree or Higher


59%

21%

78%

9%

52%

27%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

Year 12 or equivalent Year 10 or below


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Chart 27: Population Over 15 Years with a Degree or Higher – District Areas, 2015

Wyndham East has a significantly higher proportion of residents (40%) over 15 years old that have obtained a

degree or higher than the other districts. More than double the proportion of residents in Wyndham East

hold this level of attainment compared to Wyndham West, which has the lowest proportion at 16%.

23%

40%

16%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%


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3.10 Employment

Chart 28: Employed, Population Over 15 Years – Wyndham 2011 and 2015

The proportion of the person aged over 15 years employed, either full time or part time, was 63% in the WHS

2015. There was a very similar proportion reported in the Census 2011. The population size in 2015 is larger

than 2011 population therefore the WHS 2015 indicates there are more employed people living in

Wyndham.

Chart 29: Employed, Population Over 15 Years –District Areas, 2015

The proportion of employed people aged over 15 years varies across the district areas. The proportion of

people aged over 15 years who are employed is highest in Wyndham East (72%) and lowest in Wyndham

West (57%).

63% 63%

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%


63%

72%

57%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%


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Chart 30: Top Five Employment Industries, Employed Persons, Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The WHS 2015 reports health care and social assistance is the top employment industry, with 12.6% of

employed residents working in this sector. Manufacturing was the top industry for Wyndham residents in

2011 and the WHS reports this to be the seventh largest employment industry in 2015.

9.3%

10.6%

9.0%

6.2% 5.8%

5.0%

11.8%

12.6%

9.4%

7.3%

6.1% 6.0% 6.0% 5.8%

0.0%

2.0%

4.0%

6.0%

8.0%

10.0%

12.0%

14.0%

1. Health Careand SocialAssistance

2. Retail Trade 3.Transport,Postal and

Warehousing

4.PublicAdministration

and Safety

5. Education andTraining

5. Financial &InsuranceServices

7. Manufacturing


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Chart 31: Employment Industry of Employed Persons District Areas, 2015

Health care and social assistance is the top employment industry for all district areas in 2015, with Wyndham

Central having the largest proportion employed residents across the district areas. There is variation across

the district areas in the industries residents are employed in. Wyndham Central also has a large proportion

of its residents employed in the retail trade, especially compared to the other two district areas. In

Wyndham East, transport, postal and warehousing is the second largest employment industry (9%) followed

by financial and insurance services (8%) and retail trade (8%). Wyndham West’s second and third largest

industries are education and training (9%), and public administration and safety (8%).

The proportion of residents employed in manufacturing is 5% to 6% for all district areas in 2015.

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3.11 Travel to Work

Chart 32: Travel to Work Mode of Transport, Employed Persons Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The WHS 2015 showed that 69% of employed people drive a car to work and 7% took the train to travel to work; the latter mode was 5% in the Census 2011.

Chart 33: Travel to Work Mode, Employed Persons – District Areas, 2015

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Wyndham Central has the largest proportion of employed residents travelling to work by car as driver in

2015 (75%). Wyndham East has the lowest proportion of employed residents travelling to work by (70%) but

it is still by far the most popular travel to work mode of transport. Train travel is highest in Wyndham East is

perhaps connected to the central nature of the train stations in the district area. Transport combinations are

low across the district areas.

Chart 34: Location of Workplace, Employed Persons – Wyndham, 2015

Wyndham East has the largest proportion of residents that work out with the area (72%). Around 23% work

in the city. Wyndham West has the largest proportion of employed people that work locally.

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3.12 Motor Vehicle Ownership

Chart 35: Motor Vehicles per Household Wyndham, 2011 and 2015

The WHS 2015 reports that only 3% of households in Wyndham do not own a motor vehicle; 63% of households own at least two motor vehicles (2, 3 or more).

3.13 Bicycle Ownership

Chart 36: Number of Bicycles per Household Wyndham, 2015

The WHS 2015 reports that 55% of households in Wyndham own at least one bicycle.

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3.14 Health and Disability

Chart 37: Long Standing Illness, Health Problem or Disability – District Areas, 2015

Wyndham West has the largest proportion of residents (9%) with an illness, health problem or a disability,

whilst Wyndham East has the lowest (3%).

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3.15 Civic Participation

Chart 38: Civic Participation, Population Over 15 Years Wyndham, 2015

The WHS 2015 reports that event attendance was the most used method community participation. In 2011,

the Census report that the proportion of adults that had volunteered in the previous 12 months was 12 %.

Chart 39: Volunteered in the Last 12 Months, Population Over 15 Years District Areas, 2015

There is very little variation in the proportion of residents over 15 years old that have volunteered in the last

12 months across the district areas.

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Contacted a localpolitician

(past 12 months)

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3.16 Hardship & Community Strength

Chart 40: Ran Out of Food Last 12 Months, Population Over 15 Years Wyndham, 2008, 2011 and 2015

The proportion of people who ran out of food in the last 12 months and could not afford to buy more was

reported to be 7% in the WHS 2015; the Victorian Population Health Survey (VPHS) reported this to be 6% in

2008 and 6% in 2011.

The ability of a person to raise money from family friends is an indicator of community strength and the WHS

2015 reports that 56% of the population aged over 15 years could raise $2000 within two days in an

emergency.

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3.17 Household Food Disposal and Water Collection

Chart 41: Household Food Disposal and Water Collection Wyndham, 2015

The proportion of households disposing of their own food waste, as opposed Council disposing of the waste,

was reported to be 29% in the WHS 2015.

The proportion of households collecting water from a washing machine, showers or sinks to save water was

reported to be 19% in the WHS 2015.

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