1070909

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 821 people were counted in 1070909: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909 there were 118 children aged 0-14 years and 337 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, 763 people were Australian citizens, 92 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, 43.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 18.2% were separated or divorced, 11.4% were widowed and 25.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, 83.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 1070909 were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.7%, Netherlands 1.0%, Germany 0.6% and Philippines 0.5%.

Of all people counted in 1070909 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 26.3%, Catholic 22.0%, No Religion 18.1%, Uniting Church 10.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.5% and Malay 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 286 people aged 15 years and over in 1070909 were in the labour force. Of these 42.0% worked full-time, 37.1% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 18.2% were unemployed. 376 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 5.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.3%, Managers and Administrators 1.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 1070909, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.5%, Education 2.4%, Business Services 2.3%, Food Retailing 2.0% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 1.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, 204 families were counted: of these, 45.1% were couple families without children, 23.5% were couple families with children, 29.9% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, 407 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 1070909, 56.8% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.7% were flats, units or apartments and 23.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, 45.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 7.6% were being purchased and 36.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 49.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 1070909, 48.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 40.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.