Holbrook (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,337 people were counted in Holbrook (A): of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A) there were 534 children aged 0-14 years and 668 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), 2,213 people were Australian citizens, 123 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), 59.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.4% were separated or divorced, 9.2% were widowed and 22.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), 90.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Holbrook (A) were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.7%, Netherlands 0.7%, Germany 0.4% and Scotland 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Holbrook (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.7%, Catholic 25.0%, Uniting Church 13.4%, No Religion 8.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Spanish 0.1%, Finnish 0.1%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1% and Tongan 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,067 people aged 15 years and over in Holbrook (A) were in the labour force. Of these 61.8% worked full-time, 30.1% worked part-time, 4.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.1% were unemployed. 659 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 15.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.3%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Professionals 4.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Holbrook (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 17.3%, Wood and Paper Product Manufacturing 3.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Health Services 3.1% and Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), 651 families were counted: of these, 43.5% were couple families without children, 44.7% were couple families with children, 10.8% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), 933 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Holbrook (A), 92.7% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), 54.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.0% were being purchased and 19.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 31.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 61.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Holbrook (A), 69.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.