Tallaganda (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,620 people were counted in Tallaganda (A): of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A) there were 497 children aged 0-14 years and 792 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), 2,397 people were Australian citizens, 311 were born overseas and 15 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), 55.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.3% were separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 25.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), 82.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tallaganda (A) were England 4.9%, Germany 1.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Tallaganda (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.7%, Catholic 26.7%, No Religion 16.9%, Uniting Church 5.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.4%, Cantonese 0.3%, French 0.2%, Czech 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,242 people aged 15 years and over in Tallaganda (A) were in the labour force. Of these 57.1% worked full-time, 33.1% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 792 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 12.2%, Professionals 8.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.4%, Associate Professionals 6.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tallaganda (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 11.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%, Education 3.9%, Government Administration 3.5% and Health Services 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), 754 families were counted: of these, 50.3% were couple families without children, 36.1% were couple families with children, 11.7% were one parent families and 2.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), 1,130 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tallaganda (A), 92.8% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats, units or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), 54.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.1% were being purchased and 16.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 29.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 66.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Tallaganda (A), 66.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.