Chermside

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,444 people were counted in Chermside: of these 44.6% were male and 55.4% were female. Of the total population 2.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside there were 799 children aged 0-14 years and 2,302 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, 5,519 people were Australian citizens, 1,232 were born overseas and 66 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, 33.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 16.4% were separated or divorced, 15.3% were widowed and 35.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, 74.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Chermside were New Zealand 4.5%, England 3.6%, Italy 1.3%, Philippines 0.8% and Scotland 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Chermside on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.1%, Anglican 19.5%, No Religion 12.0%, Uniting Church 9.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.7%, Cantonese 0.7%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.6%, Mandarin 0.4% and Samoan 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,719 people aged 15 years and over in Chermside were in the labour force. Of these 61.0% worked full-time, 27.9% worked part-time, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.1% were unemployed. 2,553 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.7%, Professionals 6.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.5%, Associate Professionals 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.6%, Managers and Administrators 2.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Chermside, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 4.1%, Business Services 3.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.9% and Education 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, 1,407 families were counted: of these, 41.7% were couple families without children, 25.8% were couple families with children, 26.7% were one parent families and 5.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, 2,808 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Chermside, 53.8% were separate houses, 13.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, 28.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 12.2% were being purchased and 53.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 41.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Chermside, 49.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 40.8% were single (or lone) person households and 6.4% were group households.