Wentworth (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,970 people were counted in Wentworth (A): of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Of the total population 7.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A) there were 1,501 children aged 0-14 years and 1,760 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), 6,395 people were Australian citizens, 436 were born overseas and 12 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), 56.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.5% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 27.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), 86.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Wentworth (A) were England 1.6%, Italy 1.3%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.3% and Tonga 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Wentworth (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.6%, Anglican 21.4%, No Religion 18.1%, Uniting Church 13.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.9%, Tongan 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Croatian 0.2% and German 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,219 people aged 15 years and over in Wentworth (A) were in the labour force. Of these 62.8% worked full-time, 28.1% worked part-time, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.3% were unemployed. 1,920 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 13.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 9.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Professionals 5.7%, Associate Professionals 4.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wentworth (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 16.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Education 3.3%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 2.6% and Food Retailing 2.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), 1,815 families were counted: of these, 41.3% were couple families without children, 44.1% were couple families with children, 13.1% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), 2,649 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Wentworth (A), 81.9% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats, units or apartments and 8.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), 42.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.7% were being purchased and 21.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 20.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 71.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Wentworth (A), 67.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.