1340606

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Collection Districts
Area code 1340606
People 676
Male 341
Female 335
Australian citizenship 593
People born overseas 278
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 0
Families 158
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 202

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People 1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Total 676 -- 18,769,249 --
Male 341 50.4 9,270,466 49.4
Female 335 49.6 9,498,783 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 0 0.0 410,003 2.2

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 676 people were counted in 1340606: of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Age
People
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
0-4 years 56 8.3 1,243,969 6.6
5-14 years 120 17.8 2,668,506 14.2
15-24 years 133 19.7 2,566,346 13.7
25-54 years 256 37.9 8,159,808 43.5
55-64 years 38 5.6 1,759,742 9.4
65 years and over 64 9.5 2,370,878 12.6

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606 there were 176 children aged 0-14 years and 102 people aged 55 years and over.

Selected characteristics 1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Australian citizenship 593 87.7 16,559,774 88.2
People born overseas 278 41.1 4,105,444 21.9
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 0 0.0 203,101 1.1

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, 593 people were Australian citizens, 278 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Married 263 53.6 7,635,947 51.4
Separated or divorced 31 6.3 1,609,314 10.8
Widowed 21 4.3 919,904 6.2
Never married 164 33.4 4,691,609 31.6

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, 53.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.3% were separated or divorced, 4.3% were widowed and 33.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

Country of birth 1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Australia 345 51.0 13,629,481 72.6
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null
Lebanon 71 10.5 71,349 0.4
Turkey 40 5.9 29,821 0.2
Viet Nam 26 3.8 154,831 0.8
Iraq 20 3.0 24,832 0.1
China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 16 2.4 142,780 0.8

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, 51.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 1340606 were Lebanon 10.5%, Turkey 5.9%, Viet Nam 3.8%, Iraq 3.0% and China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.4%.

Religious affiliation, top responses 1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Islam 288 42.6 281,578 1.5
Catholic 156 23.1 5,001,624 26.6
Anglican 64 9.5 3,881,162 20.7
No Religion 35 5.2 2,905,993 15.5
Buddhism 34 5.0 357,813 1.9

Of all people counted in 1340606 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Islam 42.6%, Catholic 23.1%, Anglican 9.5%, No Religion 5.2% and Buddhism 5.0%.

Language, top responses (other than English) 1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 217 32.1 209,372 1.1
Turkish 67 9.9 50,693 0.3
Cantonese 46 6.8 225,307 1.2
Persian 12 1.8 25,238 0.1
Tagalog (Filipino) 12 1.8 78,878 0.4
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English only spoken at home 208 30.8 15,013,965 80.0

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 32.1%, Turkish 9.9%, Cantonese 6.8%, Persian 1.8% and Tagalog (Filipino) 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 30.8% of people counted.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 127 52.3 5,360,693 59.8
Worked part-time 69 28.4 2,689,709 30.0
Hours worked not stated 22 9.1 248,204 2.8
Unemployed 25 10.3 660,709 7.4
Not in the labour force 240 -- 5,265,426 --
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 243 -- 8,959,315 --
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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 243 people aged 15 years and over in 1340606 were in the labour force. Of these 52.3% worked full-time, 28.4% worked part-time, 9.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.3% were unemployed. 240 people were not in the labour force.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 42 8.6 1,366,701 9.2
Tradespersons and Related Workers 40 8.1 1,018,903 6.9
Labourers and Related Workers 34 6.9 717,457 4.8
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 30 6.1 792,378 5.3
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 20 4.1 670,821 4.5
Associate Professionals 19 3.9 975,653 6.6
Professionals 17 3.5 1,514,096 10.2
Managers and Administrators 9 1.8 764,823 5.1
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 6 1.2 309,968 2.1

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Associate Professionals 3.9%, Professionals 3.5%, Managers and Administrators 1.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Business Services 23 4.7 795,439 5.4
Food Retailing 20 4.1 443,890 3.0
Construction Trade Services 12 2.4 342,542 2.3
Education 12 2.4 595,398 4.0
Health Services 9 1.8 570,442 3.8

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 1340606, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.7%, Food Retailing 4.1%, Construction Trade Services 2.4%, Education 2.4% and Health Services 1.8%.

Families

family type

Family composition

Family type 1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 36 22.8 1,764,167 35.7
Couple family with children 98 62.0 2,321,165 47.0
One parent family 20 12.7 762,632 15.4
Other family 4 2.5 88,864 1.8
Total families 158 -- 4,936,828 --

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, 158 families were counted: of these, 22.8% were couple families without children, 62.0% were couple families with children, 12.7% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household type

Dwelling structure

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

Dwelling type 1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 195 96.5 7,072,202 90.8
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 202 -- 7,790,079 --

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, 195 occupied private dwellings were counted.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Separate house 177 90.8 5,327,309 75.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 18 9.2 632,176 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 1340606, 90.8% were separate houses, 9.2% 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
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Owned outright 106 54.4 2,810,917 39.7
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 30 15.4 1,872,132 26.5
Rented (includes rent-free) 47 24.1 1,858,324 26.3
Other tenure type 7 3.6 196,026 2.8
Tenure type not stated 9 4.6 334,803 4.7

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, 54.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.4% were being purchased and 24.1% were rented.

Landlord type
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Real estate agent 15 31.9 813,633 43.8
State or Territory housing authority 0 0.0 317,171 17.1
Other landlord type 20 42.6 705,122 37.9
Landlord type not stated 3 6.4 22,398 1.2

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 31.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

Household type
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
1340606 % 1340606 Australia % Australia
Family households 150 76.9 4,866,031 68.8
Single (or lone) person households 36 18.5 1,616,213 22.9
Group households 6 3.1 262,551 3.7

On Census Night 2001 in 1340606, 76.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% 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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