Melbourne

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Division
Area code 205
People 3,338,704
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
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 1,344,624

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Melbourne % Melbourne Australia % Australia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 --
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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
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
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 type

Family composition

Family type Melbourne % Melbourne Australia % Australia
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 type

Dwelling structure

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

Dwelling type Melbourne % Melbourne Australia % Australia
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
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
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
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
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

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