Bribie Island

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 14,744 people were counted in Bribie Island: of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island there were 2,298 children aged 0-14 years and 6,869 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, 13,316 people were Australian citizens, 2,669 were born overseas and 120 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, 58.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.2% were separated or divorced, 10.0% were widowed and 17.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, 78.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bribie Island were England 6.9%, New Zealand 3.7%, Netherlands 1.0%, Scotland 0.9% and Germany 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Bribie Island on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.4%, Catholic 22.7%, No Religion 13.9%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Netherlandic 0.5%, German 0.5%, Italian 0.3%, Greek 0.2% and French 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,421 people aged 15 years and over in Bribie Island were in the labour force. Of these 48.8% worked full-time, 34.5% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 13.8% were unemployed. 7,620 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Professionals 4.3%, Associate Professionals 4.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.3%, Managers and Administrators 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bribie Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 2.5%, Food Retailing 2.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.2%, Business Services 2.0% and Health Services 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, 4,385 families were counted: of these, 59.4% were couple families without children, 25.2% were couple families with children, 14.5% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, 6,682 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bribie Island, 68.5% were separate houses, 12.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.5% were flats, units or apartments and 8.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, 50.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.5% were being purchased and 29.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 58.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bribie Island, 65.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.