Coonamble (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,579 people were counted in Coonamble (A): of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Of the total population 20.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A) there were 1,192 children aged 0-14 years and 1,093 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), 4,366 people were Australian citizens, 122 were born overseas and 30 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), 50.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.9% were separated or divorced, 7.7% were widowed and 33.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), 92.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Coonamble (A) were England 0.6%, Germany 0.4%, New Zealand 0.3%, Italy 0.3% and Poland 0.1%.

Of all people counted in Coonamble (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 40.1%, Catholic 35.0%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.4%, No Religion 5.3% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.2%, German 0.2%, Greek 0.1%, Afrikaans 0.1% and Estonian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,046 people aged 15 years and over in Coonamble (A) were in the labour force. Of these 57.5% worked full-time, 29.4% worked part-time, 4.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.5% were unemployed. 1,244 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 13.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.7%, Professionals 5.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Coonamble (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 16.8%, Education 4.6%, Government Administration 4.2%, Health Services 2.2% and Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), 1,220 families were counted: of these, 36.7% were couple families without children, 43.5% were couple families with children, 17.9% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), 1,710 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Coonamble (A), 91.9% were separate houses, 0.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats, units or apartments and 3.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), 49.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.6% were being purchased and 26.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 1.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 79.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Coonamble (A), 70.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.