Orange (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 35,446 people were counted in Orange (C): of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 3.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C) there were 8,265 children aged 0-14 years and 7,486 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), 33,049 people were Australian citizens, 2,673 were born overseas and 75 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), 49.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 31.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), 87.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Orange (C) were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.0%, Italy 0.4%, Germany 0.4% and Scotland 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Orange (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 33.6%, Anglican 28.0%, Uniting Church 10.8%, No Religion 8.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.6%, Cantonese 0.3%, Russian 0.2%, Polish 0.2% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 16,646 people aged 15 years and over in Orange (C) were in the labour force. Of these 61.7% worked full-time, 28.6% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.3% were unemployed. 9,679 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.1%, Associate Professionals 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.1%, Managers and Administrators 3.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Orange (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 5.4%, Education 4.3%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 4.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.0% and Business Services 3.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), 9,088 families were counted: of these, 34.0% were couple families without children, 47.0% were couple families with children, 17.4% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), 13,059 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Orange (C), 84.3% were separate houses, 6.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), 37.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.6% were being purchased and 30.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 50.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 23.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Orange (C), 69.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% were group households.