Wingecarribee (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 40,636 people were counted in Wingecarribee (A): of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A) there were 9,457 children aged 0-14 years and 10,830 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), 36,591 people were Australian citizens, 5,952 were born overseas and 204 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), 56.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.4% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 25.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), 80.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Wingecarribee (A) were England 5.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Wingecarribee (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.4%, Catholic 24.4%, No Religion 12.6%, Uniting Church 6.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.4%, German 0.4%, Greek 0.3%, Cantonese 0.3% and Mandarin 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 17,759 people aged 15 years and over in Wingecarribee (A) were in the labour force. Of these 56.9% worked full-time, 35.2% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.0% were unemployed. 12,119 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.5%, Associate Professionals 6.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wingecarribee (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.7%, Health Services 4.0%, Business Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), 10,990 families were counted: of these, 40.1% were couple families without children, 44.5% were couple families with children, 14.4% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), 15,121 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Wingecarribee (A), 90.8% were separate houses, 4.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), 45.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.5% were being purchased and 19.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 52.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Wingecarribee (A), 72.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.