1211607

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Collection Districts
Area code 1211607
People 529
Male 255
Female 274
Australian citizenship 475
People born overseas 57
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 6
Families 152
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 231

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People 1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Total 529 -- 18,769,249 --
Male 255 48.2 9,270,466 49.4
Female 274 51.8 9,498,783 50.6
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 1.1 410,003 2.2

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 529 people were counted in 1211607: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Age
People
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
0-4 years 41 7.8 1,243,969 6.6
5-14 years 94 17.8 2,668,506 14.2
15-24 years 56 10.6 2,566,346 13.7
25-54 years 212 40.1 8,159,808 43.5
55-64 years 50 9.5 1,759,742 9.4
65 years and over 93 17.6 2,370,878 12.6

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607 there were 135 children aged 0-14 years and 143 people aged 55 years and over.

Selected characteristics 1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Australian citizenship 475 89.8 16,559,774 88.2
People born overseas 57 10.8 4,105,444 21.9
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 6 1.1 203,101 1.1

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, 475 people were Australian citizens, 57 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Married 230 56.0 7,635,947 51.4
Separated or divorced 29 7.1 1,609,314 10.8
Widowed 20 4.9 919,904 6.2
Never married 107 26.0 4,691,609 31.6

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, 56.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.1% were separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 26.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

Country of birth 1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Australia 449 84.9 13,629,481 72.6
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null
New Zealand 16 3.0 355,765 1.9
England 15 2.8 847,365 4.5
France 6 1.1 17,268 0.1
Scotland 3 0.6 137,252 0.7
Greece 3 0.6 116,431 0.6

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, 84.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 1211607 were New Zealand 3.0%, England 2.8%, France 1.1%, Scotland 0.6% and Greece 0.6%.

Religious affiliation, top responses 1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Anglican 179 33.8 3,881,162 20.7
Catholic 145 27.4 5,001,624 26.6
No Religion 49 9.3 2,905,993 15.5
Uniting Church 28 5.3 1,248,674 6.7
Presbyterian & Reformed 26 4.9 637,530 3.4

Of all people counted in 1211607 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 33.8%, Catholic 27.4%, No Religion 9.3%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.9%.

Language, top responses (other than English) 1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
French 5 0.9 39,643 0.2
Greek 5 0.9 263,717 1.4
Mandarin 3 0.6 139,286 0.7
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English only spoken at home 494 93.4 15,013,965 80.0

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were French 0.9%, Greek 0.9% and Mandarin 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of people counted.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 126 57.5 5,360,693 59.8
Worked part-time 81 37.0 2,689,709 30.0
Hours worked not stated 0 0.0 248,204 2.8
Unemployed 12 5.5 660,709 7.4
Not in the labour force 161 -- 5,265,426 --
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 219 -- 8,959,315 --
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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 219 people aged 15 years and over in 1211607 were in the labour force. Of these 57.5% worked full-time, 37.0% worked part-time, 0.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 161 people were not in the labour force.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Tradespersons and Related Workers 38 9.2 1,018,903 6.9
Associate Professionals 35 8.5 975,653 6.6
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 29 7.1 1,366,701 9.2
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 29 7.1 792,378 5.3
Managers and Administrators 26 6.3 764,823 5.1
Labourers and Related Workers 21 5.1 717,457 4.8
Professionals 19 4.6 1,514,096 10.2
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 18 4.4 670,821 4.5
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 14 3.4 309,968 2.1

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.2%, Associate Professionals 8.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.1%, Managers and Administrators 6.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.1%, Professionals 4.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.4%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
General Construction 21 5.1 201,764 1.4
Food Retailing 20 4.9 443,890 3.0
Personal and Household Good Retailing 19 4.6 517,816 3.5
Construction Trade Services 16 3.9 342,542 2.3
Business Services 16 3.9 795,439 5.4

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 1211607, the most common responses for industry of employment included General Construction 5.1%, Food Retailing 4.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.6%, Construction Trade Services 3.9% and Business Services 3.9%.

Families

family type

Family composition

Family type 1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 52 34.2 1,764,167 35.7
Couple family with children 72 47.4 2,321,165 47.0
One parent family 25 16.4 762,632 15.4
Other family 3 2.0 88,864 1.8
Total families 152 -- 4,936,828 --

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, 152 families were counted: of these, 34.2% were couple families without children, 47.4% were couple families with children, 16.4% were one parent families and 2.0% were other families.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household type

Dwelling structure

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

Dwelling type 1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 197 85.3 7,072,202 90.8
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 231 -- 7,790,079 --

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, 197 occupied private dwellings were counted.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Separate house 188 95.4 5,327,309 75.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3 1.5 632,176 8.9
Flat, unit or apartment 3 1.5 923,139 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 134,274 1.9
Dwelling type not stated 3 1.5 55,304 0.8

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 1211607, 95.4% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Owned outright 103 52.3 2,810,917 39.7
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 50 25.4 1,872,132 26.5
Rented (includes rent-free) 31 15.7 1,858,324 26.3
Other tenure type 3 1.5 196,026 2.8
Tenure type not stated 7 3.6 334,803 4.7

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, 52.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.4% were being purchased and 15.7% were rented.

Landlord type
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Real estate agent 20 64.5 813,633 43.8
State or Territory housing authority 0 0.0 317,171 17.1
Other landlord type 12 38.7 705,122 37.9
Landlord type not stated 0 0.0 22,398 1.2

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 64.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

Household type
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
1211607 % 1211607 Australia % Australia
Family households 146 74.1 4,866,031 68.8
Single (or lone) person households 40 20.3 1,616,213 22.9
Group households 3 1.5 262,551 3.7

On Census Night 2001 in 1211607, 74.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.

Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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