Lord Howe Island

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 404 people were counted in Lord Howe Island: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island there were 49 children aged 0-14 years and 130 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, 368 people were Australian citizens, 57 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, 54.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.2% were separated or divorced, 4.4% were widowed and 25.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, 80.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Lord Howe Island were New Zealand 5.4%, England 3.5%, Norfolk Island 0.7%, Finland 0.7% and Italy 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Lord Howe Island on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.7%, No Religion 22.5%, Catholic 15.6%, Seventh-day Adventist 8.9% and Uniting Church 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Portuguese 0.7%, Italian 0.7%, Finnish 0.7%, Nepali 0.7% and Oceanian Pidgins and Creoles, nec (incl. Bislama,Pitcairnese,Solomon Islands Pidgin) 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 252 people aged 15 years and over in Lord Howe Island were in the labour force. Of these 48.4% worked full-time, 46.4% worked part-time, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.2% were unemployed. 85 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 13.2%, Associate Professionals 13.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.9%, Managers and Administrators 6.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lord Howe Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 16.5%, Government Administration 8.8%, Business Services 5.5%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Libraries, Museums and the Arts 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, 83 families were counted: of these, 48.2% were couple families without children, 43.4% were couple families with children, 8.4% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, 168 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Lord Howe Island, 69.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.4% were flats, units or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, 41.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 8.9% were being purchased and 39.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 89.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Lord Howe Island, 50.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.8% were single (or lone) person households and 5.4% were group households.