Melbourne
People | 3,338,704 |
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Male | 1,634,682 |
Female | 1,704,022 |
Australian citizenship | 2,895,090 |
People born overseas | 954,037 |
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) | 27,838 |
Families | 881,992 |
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All private dwellings (including unoccupied) | 1,344,624 |
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People
demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employmentDemographics & education
People | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Total | 3,338,704 | -- | 18,769,249 | -- |
Male | 1,634,682 | 49.0 | 9,270,466 | 49.4 |
Female | 1,704,022 | 51.0 | 9,498,783 | 50.6 |
null | null | null | null | null |
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people | 12,015 | 0.4 | 410,003 | 2.2 |
On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,338,704 people were counted in Melbourne: of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Age People | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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0-4 years | 214,525 | 6.4 | 1,243,969 | 6.6 |
5-14 years | 445,853 | 13.4 | 2,668,506 | 14.2 |
15-24 years | 472,935 | 14.2 | 2,566,346 | 13.7 |
25-54 years | 1,503,204 | 45.0 | 8,159,808 | 43.5 |
55-64 years | 298,499 | 8.9 | 1,759,742 | 9.4 |
65 years and over | 403,688 | 12.1 | 2,370,878 | 12.6 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne there were 660,378 children aged 0-14 years and 702,187 people aged 55 years and over.
Selected characteristics | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Australian citizenship | 2,895,090 | 86.7 | 16,559,774 | 88.2 |
People born overseas | 954,037 | 28.6 | 4,105,444 | 21.9 |
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) | 27,838 | 0.8 | 203,101 | 1.1 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, 2,895,090 people were Australian citizens, 954,037 were born overseas and 27,838 people were overseas visitors.
Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Married | 1,360,979 | 50.8 | 7,635,947 | 51.4 |
Separated or divorced | 265,261 | 9.9 | 1,609,314 | 10.8 |
Widowed | 160,264 | 6.0 | 919,904 | 6.2 |
Never married | 891,822 | 33.3 | 4,691,609 | 31.6 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, 50.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 33.3% were never married.
Cultural & language diversity
Country of birth | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Australia | 2,195,076 | 65.7 | 13,629,481 | 72.6 |
Other top responses: | null | null | null | null |
England | 125,677 | 3.8 | 847,365 | 4.5 |
Italy | 80,109 | 2.4 | 218,718 | 1.2 |
Viet Nam | 55,811 | 1.7 | 154,831 | 0.8 |
Greece | 55,574 | 1.7 | 116,431 | 0.6 |
New Zealand | 45,660 | 1.4 | 355,765 | 1.9 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, 65.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Melbourne were England 3.8%, Italy 2.4%, Viet Nam 1.7%, Greece 1.7% and New Zealand 1.4%.
Religious affiliation, top responses | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Catholic | 981,874 | 29.4 | 5,001,624 | 26.6 |
No Religion | 571,863 | 17.1 | 2,905,993 | 15.5 |
Anglican | 458,848 | 13.7 | 3,881,162 | 20.7 |
Orthodox | 206,877 | 6.2 | 529,444 | 2.8 |
Uniting Church | 155,056 | 4.6 | 1,248,674 | 6.7 |
Of all people counted in Melbourne on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.4%, No Religion 17.1%, Anglican 13.7%, Orthodox 6.2% and Uniting Church 4.6%.
Language, top responses (other than English) | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Italian | 133,907 | 4.0 | 353,605 | 1.9 |
Greek | 118,394 | 3.5 | 263,717 | 1.4 |
Vietnamese | 62,978 | 1.9 | 174,236 | 0.9 |
Cantonese | 59,251 | 1.8 | 225,307 | 1.2 |
Arabic (incl. Lebanese) | 45,787 | 1.4 | 209,372 | 1.1 |
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English only spoken at home | 2,316,755 | 69.4 | 15,013,965 | 80.0 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 4.0%, Greek 3.5%, Vietnamese 1.9%, Cantonese 1.8% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 69.4% of people counted.
Employment
Employment People aged 15 years and over | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Worked full-time | 1,016,305 | 61.5 | 5,360,693 | 59.8 |
Worked part-time | 480,795 | 29.1 | 2,689,709 | 30.0 |
Hours worked not stated | 47,201 | 2.9 | 248,204 | 2.8 |
Unemployed | 108,894 | 6.6 | 660,709 | 7.4 |
Not in the labour force | 907,753 | -- | 5,265,426 | -- |
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) | 1,653,195 | -- | 8,959,315 | -- |
During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,653,195 people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne were in the labour force. Of these 61.5% worked full-time, 29.1% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.6% were unemployed. 907,753 people were not in the labour force.
Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Professionals | 318,791 | 11.9 | 1,514,096 | 10.2 |
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | 260,498 | 9.7 | 1,366,701 | 9.2 |
Tradespersons and Related Workers | 181,504 | 6.8 | 1,018,903 | 6.9 |
Associate Professionals | 176,500 | 6.6 | 975,653 | 6.6 |
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers | 149,227 | 5.6 | 792,378 | 5.3 |
Managers and Administrators | 128,740 | 4.8 | 764,823 | 5.1 |
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers | 122,315 | 4.6 | 670,821 | 4.5 |
Labourers and Related Workers | 113,755 | 4.2 | 717,457 | 4.8 |
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers | 60,387 | 2.3 | 309,968 | 2.1 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Associate Professionals 6.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.
Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Business Services | 180,920 | 6.8 | 795,439 | 5.4 |
Education | 106,944 | 4.0 | 595,398 | 4.0 |
Personal and Household Good Retailing | 102,018 | 3.8 | 517,816 | 3.5 |
Health Services | 101,340 | 3.8 | 570,442 | 3.8 |
Food Retailing | 79,818 | 3.0 | 443,890 | 3.0 |
On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.8%, Education 4.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.8%, Health Services 3.8% and Food Retailing 3.0%.
Families
family typeFamily composition
Family type | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Couple family without children | 289,592 | 32.8 | 1,764,167 | 35.7 |
Couple family with children | 442,310 | 50.1 | 2,321,165 | 47.0 |
One parent family | 130,788 | 14.8 | 762,632 | 15.4 |
Other family | 19,302 | 2.2 | 88,864 | 1.8 |
Total families | 881,992 | -- | 4,936,828 | -- |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, 881,992 families were counted: of these, 32.8% were couple families without children, 50.1% were couple families with children, 14.8% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.
Dwellings
dwelling structure | household typeDwelling structure
Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated
Dwelling type | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Occupied private dwellings | 1,243,373 | 92.5 | 7,072,202 | 90.8 |
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) | 1,344,624 | -- | 7,790,079 | -- |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, 1,243,373 occupied private dwellings were counted.
Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Separate house | 919,704 | 74.0 | 5,327,309 | 75.3 |
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc | 127,810 | 10.3 | 632,176 | 8.9 |
Flat, unit or apartment | 177,579 | 14.3 | 923,139 | 13.1 |
Other dwelling | 9,099 | 0.7 | 134,274 | 1.9 |
Dwelling type not stated | 9,181 | 0.7 | 55,304 | 0.8 |
On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Melbourne, 74.0% were separate houses, 10.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.
Tenure Occupied private dwellings | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Owned outright | 520,729 | 41.9 | 2,810,917 | 39.7 |
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) | 349,507 | 28.1 | 1,872,132 | 26.5 |
Rented (includes rent-free) | 283,161 | 22.8 | 1,858,324 | 26.3 |
Other tenure type | 27,071 | 2.2 | 196,026 | 2.8 |
Tenure type not stated | 62,905 | 5.1 | 334,803 | 4.7 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, 41.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.1% were being purchased and 22.8% were rented.
Landlord type Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation) | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Real estate agent | 150,551 | 53.2 | 813,633 | 43.8 |
State or Territory housing authority | 35,953 | 12.7 | 317,171 | 17.1 |
Other landlord type | 93,028 | 32.9 | 705,122 | 37.9 |
Landlord type not stated | 3,629 | 1.3 | 22,398 | 1.2 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 53.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.9% were rented from an other landlord type.
Household type
Household type Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households | Melbourne | % Melbourne | Australia | % Australia |
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Family households | 867,788 | 69.8 | 4,866,031 | 68.8 |
Single (or lone) person households | 277,777 | 22.3 | 1,616,213 | 22.9 |
Group households | 50,579 | 4.1 | 262,551 | 3.7 |
On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne, 69.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.3% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.
Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census