Central Darling (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,677 people were counted in Central Darling (A): of these 59.5% were male and 40.5% were female. Of the total population 28.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A) there were 522 children aged 0-14 years and 597 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), 2,350 people were Australian citizens, 114 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), 42.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.5% were separated or divorced, 5.2% were widowed and 39.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), 85.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Central Darling (A) were England 1.4%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.4%, Italy 0.2% and Scotland 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Central Darling (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 35.0%, Anglican 22.7%, No Religion 10.3%, Uniting Church 8.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.3%, German 0.2%, Eastern Aboriginal, nec 0.2%, Greek 0.1% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,204 people aged 15 years and over in Central Darling (A) were in the labour force. Of these 60.6% worked full-time, 23.8% worked part-time, 4.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.5% were unemployed. 736 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 11.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 10.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Professionals 4.4%, Associate Professionals 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Central Darling (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 17.1%, Education 3.6%, Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 3.5%, Government Administration 2.7% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), 512 families were counted: of these, 38.5% were couple families without children, 40.6% were couple families with children, 18.6% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

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

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Central Darling (A), 88.9% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats, units or apartments and 6.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), 43.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 6.2% were being purchased and 27.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 91.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Central Darling (A), 53.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.