Population: 36,638

• Age
• Gender
• Income
• Religion
• Education
• Employment
• Location Map
• Home Loans

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Age

The age group with the largest population in Werribee is aged 0-19 year olds with 11,015 people making up 30% of the population. In 2006 when the ABS data was collected there were 3 people over the age of 100.

Age	Local	National
Aged 0-19:	30%	27%
Aged 20-39:	29%	28%
Aged 40-59:	27%	28%
Aged 60-79:	11%	14%
Aged 80-99:	3%	4%
Aged 100+:	0%	0%

Gender

Females outnumber males in this suburb by 18,751 to 17,887 respectively.

Gender	Local	National
Male:	49%	49%
Female:	51%	51%

Income

There are 448 people who earn above $2,000 per week. This compares with 126 who say they lost money last year, and 2,227 who didn't make any money.

Income	Local	National
Negative:	0%	1%
$0:	9%	7%
$1-400:	37%	37%
$400-1,000:	38%	35%
$1,000-2,000:	14%	16%
$2,000+:	2%	4%

Religion

Most people in Werribee on census day said that they were these religions: Not Stated (10%), Christianity (67%), No Religion (18%).

Religion	Local	National
Not Stated:	10%	11%
Buddhism:	1%	2%
Christianity:	67%	64%
Hinduism:	1%	1%
Islam:	2%	2%
Judaism:	0%	0%
Other:	0%	1%
No Religion:	18%	19%

Education

Schooling

There are 10,035 who completed Year 12, 5,782 who completed Year 10, and 220 who had no schooling. 29% of people finished Year 12, compared with the national average of 36%.

Education	Local	National
Year 12:	29%	36%
Year 11:	13%	8%
Year 10:	17%	19%
Year 9:	8%	6%
No School:	1%	1%

University

2,532 people in Werribee have a bachelor degree equivalent or higher.

Education	Local	National
Postgraduate Degree:	1%	2%
Graduate Diploma and Certificate:	1%	1%
Bachelor Degree:	6%	9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma:	5%	6%
Certificate:	15%	13%

Employment

Industry

Employment is an important part of any suburb, particularly when choosing a suburb to invest in. Most people in this Werribee work in the manufacturing (15%), retail/trade (15%), property/business (11%) industries.

Industry	Local	National
Agriculture/Fishing:	1%	3%
Mining:	0%	1%
Manufacturing:	15%	11%
Electricity/Gas/Water:	1%	1%
Construction:	9%	8%
Wholesale/Trade:	6%	5%
Retail/Trade:	15%	15%
Accomm/Cafes/Restaurants:	4%	5%
Transport/Storage:	9%	5%
Communication Services:	1%	1%
Finance/Insurance:	4%	4%
Property/Business:	11%	11%
Govt/Admin/Defence:	5%	6%
Education:	6%	8%
Health/Community:	9%	11%
Cultural/Recreational:	2%	2%
Personal/Other:	3%	4%

Occupation

As far as positions within companies, this area is mainly occupied by people in the following positions: professionals (13%), technicians/trade (17%), clerical/admin (18%), sales (10%), machinery/drivers (11%), labourers (12%).

Occupation	Local	National
Managers:	9%	13%
Professionals:	13%	20%
Technicians/Trade:	17%	15%
Community/Personal:	9%	9%
Clerical/Admin:	18%	15%
Sales:	10%	10%
Machinery/Drivers:	11%	7%
Labourers:	12%	11%

Status

Unemployment in this area is 5%. This is an important indicator in determing probable increases in property prices. You would expect this to be less than the national average of 3%.

Status	Local	National
Employed Full-Time:	40%	39%
Employed Part-Time:	17%	18%
Employed Away from Work:	4%	4%
Unemployed Looking for Full-Time:	3%	2%
Unemployed Looking for Part-Time:	2%	1%
Not in Labour:	34%	35%

Government

We see 12% of the population employed by the government. Government jobs tend to be more secure and is therefore a potentially safer area to live, if above the national average of 15%.

Government	Local	National
Commonwealth Govt:	4%	4%
State Govt:	6%	9%
Local Govt:	2%	2%
Private:	88%	85%

Hours of Work Per Week

Most people in this area work 31-40 (19%) hours per week.

Hours	Local	National
0:	2%	2%
1-10:	3%	3%
11-20:	4%	4%
21-30:	4%	5%
31-40:	19%	17%
41-50:	8%	8%
51-60:	3%	3%
61-70:	1%	1%
71-80:	0%	1%
81+:	0%	0%

Travel to Work

How people travel to work can be a key factor in determining good spots to purchase property. In this area most people travel to work by: car as driver (82%).

Travel	Local	National
Train:	5%	4%
Bus:	1%	3%
Ferry:	0%	0%
Tram:	0%	0%
Taxi:	0%	0%
Car as Driver:	82%	73%
Car as Passenger:	8%	7%
Walked:	2%	5%
Work at Home:	3%	6%

Indigenous

Travel	Local	National
Non-indigenous:	94%	92%
Aboriginal:	1%	2%
Not Stated:	5%	6%

Location Map

Other suburbs included in this postcode are as follows: Cocoroc (9.89 km away), Derrimut (15.41 km away), Point Cook (8.42 km away), Quandong (11.53 km away), Werribee South (4.5 km away).