St George-Sutherland

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 409,709 people were counted in St George-Sutherland: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland there were 79,103 children aged 0-14 years and 95,693 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, 358,846 people were Australian citizens, 111,058 were born overseas and 2,885 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, 54.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.3% were separated or divorced, 6.6% were widowed and 29.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, 67.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within St George-Sutherland were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 3.2%, England 3.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Greece 1.7% and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.4%.

Of all people counted in St George-Sutherland on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.5%, Anglican 22.1%, No Religion 11.1%, Orthodox 9.1% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 4.8%, Cantonese 3.9%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 3.4%, Macedonian 2.3% and Mandarin 2.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 68.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 208,198 people aged 15 years and over in St George-Sutherland were in the labour force. Of these 64.0% worked full-time, 28.7% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 108,397 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.0%, Associate Professionals 7.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Managers and Administrators 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in St George-Sutherland, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.7%, Education 3.9%, Health Services 3.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, 111,462 families were counted: of these, 33.3% were couple families without children, 51.4% were couple families with children, 13.4% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, 151,000 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in St George-Sutherland, 63.7% were separate houses, 10.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 24.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, 47.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.5% were being purchased and 23.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 62.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in St George-Sutherland, 72.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% were group households.