1212001

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Collection Districts
Area code 1212001
People 1,047
Male 525
Female 522
Australian citizenship 964
People born overseas 139
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 3
Families 302
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 361

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People 1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Total 1,047 -- 18,769,249 --
Male 525 50.1 9,270,466 49.4
Female 522 49.9 9,498,783 50.6
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Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 6 0.6 410,003 2.2

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,047 people were counted in 1212001: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Age
People
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
0-4 years 54 5.2 1,243,969 6.6
5-14 years 200 19.1 2,668,506 14.2
15-24 years 129 12.3 2,566,346 13.7
25-54 years 392 37.4 8,159,808 43.5
55-64 years 102 9.7 1,759,742 9.4
65 years and over 167 16.0 2,370,878 12.6

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001 there were 254 children aged 0-14 years and 269 people aged 55 years and over.

Selected characteristics 1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Australian citizenship 964 92.1 16,559,774 88.2
People born overseas 139 13.3 4,105,444 21.9
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 3 0.3 203,101 1.1

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, 964 people were Australian citizens, 139 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Married 532 67.3 7,635,947 51.4
Separated or divorced 76 9.6 1,609,314 10.8
Widowed 38 4.8 919,904 6.2
Never married 166 21.0 4,691,609 31.6

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, 67.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.6% were separated or divorced, 4.8% were widowed and 21.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

Country of birth 1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Australia 852 81.4 13,629,481 72.6
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null
England 51 4.9 847,365 4.5
New Zealand 18 1.7 355,765 1.9
Scotland 16 1.5 137,252 0.7
Italy 9 0.9 218,718 1.2
Ireland 8 0.8 50,235 0.3

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, 81.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 1212001 were England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.5%, Italy 0.9% and Ireland 0.8%.

Religious affiliation, top responses 1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Anglican 363 34.7 3,881,162 20.7
Catholic 311 29.7 5,001,624 26.6
No Religion 96 9.2 2,905,993 15.5
Presbyterian & Reformed 60 5.7 637,530 3.4
Uniting Church 57 5.4 1,248,674 6.7

Of all people counted in 1212001 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 34.7%, Catholic 29.7%, No Religion 9.2%, Presbyterian & Reformed 5.7% and Uniting Church 5.4%.

Language, top responses (other than English) 1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Italian 14 1.3 353,605 1.9
German 6 0.6 76,443 0.4
Greek 4 0.4 263,717 1.4
Netherlandic 3 0.3 40,188 0.2
Hungarian 3 0.3 24,485 0.1
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English only spoken at home 986 94.2 15,013,965 80.0

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.3%, German 0.6%, Greek 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3% and Hungarian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of people counted.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 265 56.1 5,360,693 59.8
Worked part-time 161 34.1 2,689,709 30.0
Hours worked not stated 11 2.3 248,204 2.8
Unemployed 35 7.4 660,709 7.4
Not in the labour force 295 -- 5,265,426 --
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 472 -- 8,959,315 --
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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 472 people aged 15 years and over in 1212001 were in the labour force. Of these 56.1% worked full-time, 34.1% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.4% were unemployed. 295 people were not in the labour force.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Professionals 75 9.5 1,514,096 10.2
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 75 9.5 1,366,701 9.2
Managers and Administrators 57 7.2 764,823 5.1
Associate Professionals 54 6.8 975,653 6.6
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 49 6.2 792,378 5.3
Tradespersons and Related Workers 45 5.7 1,018,903 6.9
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 28 3.5 309,968 2.1
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 28 3.5 670,821 4.5
Labourers and Related Workers 23 2.9 717,457 4.8

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.5%, Managers and Administrators 7.2%, Associate Professionals 6.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.7%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5% and Labourers and Related Workers 2.9%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Business Services 42 5.3 795,439 5.4
Personal and Household Good Retailing 41 5.2 517,816 3.5
Health Services 38 4.8 570,442 3.8
General Construction 32 4.1 201,764 1.4
Food Retailing 32 4.1 443,890 3.0

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 1212001, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 5.2%, Health Services 4.8%, General Construction 4.1% and Food Retailing 4.1%.

Families

family type

Family composition

Family type 1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 118 39.1 1,764,167 35.7
Couple family with children 157 52.0 2,321,165 47.0
One parent family 23 7.6 762,632 15.4
Other family 4 1.3 88,864 1.8
Total families 302 -- 4,936,828 --

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, 302 families were counted: of these, 39.1% were couple families without children, 52.0% were couple families with children, 7.6% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household type

Dwelling structure

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

Dwelling type 1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 344 95.3 7,072,202 90.8
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 361 -- 7,790,079 --

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, 344 occupied private dwellings were counted.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Separate house 293 85.2 5,327,309 75.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 51 14.8 632,176 8.9
Flat, unit or apartment 0 0.0 923,139 13.1
Other dwelling 0 0.0 134,274 1.9
Dwelling type not stated 0 0.0 55,304 0.8

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 1212001, 85.2% were separate houses, 14.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Owned outright 194 56.4 2,810,917 39.7
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 109 31.7 1,872,132 26.5
Rented (includes rent-free) 18 5.2 1,858,324 26.3
Other tenure type 13 3.8 196,026 2.8
Tenure type not stated 17 4.9 334,803 4.7

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, 56.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 31.7% were being purchased and 5.2% were rented.

Landlord type
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Real estate agent 6 33.3 813,633 43.8
State or Territory housing authority 0 0.0 317,171 17.1
Other landlord type 9 50.0 705,122 37.9
Landlord type not stated 0 0.0 22,398 1.2

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 50.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

Household type
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
1212001 % 1212001 Australia % Australia
Family households 301 87.5 4,866,031 68.8
Single (or lone) person households 36 10.5 1,616,213 22.9
Group households 3 0.9 262,551 3.7

On Census Night 2001 in 1212001, 87.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 10.5% were single (or lone) person households and 0.9% 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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