South Eastern

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 198,817 people were counted in South Eastern: of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 2.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern there were 42,979 children aged 0-14 years and 50,131 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, 181,306 people were Australian citizens, 23,406 were born overseas and 1,183 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, 53.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 6.6% were widowed and 28.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, 82.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within South Eastern were England 3.7%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in South Eastern on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.3%, Catholic 29.0%, No Religion 12.9%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.7%, Macedonian 0.6%, German 0.5%, Greek 0.3% and Croatian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 91,409 people aged 15 years and over in South Eastern were in the labour force. Of these 58.9% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 56,825 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 8.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.2%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.0%, Managers and Administrators 6.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in South Eastern, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%, Agriculture 4.4%, Business Services 4.0%, Health Services 3.5% and Education 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, 49,611 families were counted: of these, 41.5% were couple families without children, 42.9% were couple families with children, 14.4% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, 73,976 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in South Eastern, 80.7% were separate houses, 6.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.2% were flats, units or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, 44.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.6% were being purchased and 24.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 42.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 43.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in South Eastern, 66.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.