Bourke (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,899 people were counted in Bourke (A): of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Of the total population 24.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A) there were 1,042 children aged 0-14 years and 769 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), 3,531 people were Australian citizens, 199 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), 46.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.3% were separated or divorced, 5.2% were widowed and 39.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), 87.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bourke (A) were New Zealand 1.0%, England 0.9%, Germany 0.3%, Fiji 0.2% and Philippines 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Bourke (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 42.4%, Anglican 24.7%, No Religion 6.3%, Presbyterian & Reformed 5.6% and Christian, nfd 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Italian 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1%, Akan 0.1% and Russian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,790 people aged 15 years and over in Bourke (A) were in the labour force. Of these 64.1% worked full-time, 25.3% worked part-time, 4.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.4% were unemployed. 892 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 10.2%, Professionals 8.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.3%, Associate Professionals 6.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bourke (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 13.8%, Education 5.5%, Government Administration 4.8%, Health Services 4.2% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), 845 families were counted: of these, 32.4% were couple families without children, 47.3% were couple families with children, 18.0% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), 1,266 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bourke (A), 88.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats, units or apartments and 8.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), 36.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.6% were being purchased and 32.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 7.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 71.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bourke (A), 65.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.