Redland Bay

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,844 people were counted in Redland Bay: of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay there were 1,538 children aged 0-14 years and 1,693 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, 6,142 people were Australian citizens, 1,193 were born overseas and 32 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, 60.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.9% were separated or divorced, 4.8% were widowed and 23.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, 78.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Redland Bay were England 7.0%, New Zealand 3.6%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.9% and Netherlands 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Redland Bay on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.8%, Catholic 22.5%, No Religion 16.2%, Uniting Church 10.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.6%, Italian 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Finnish 0.2% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,208 people aged 15 years and over in Redland Bay were in the labour force. Of these 57.6% worked full-time, 31.0% worked part-time, 4.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.0% were unemployed. 1,979 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.1%, Professionals 6.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Associate Professionals 5.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.4%, Managers and Administrators 5.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Redland Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Construction Trade Services 3.8%, Business Services 3.8%, Education 3.6%, Health Services 3.1% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, 2,022 families were counted: of these, 43.8% were couple families without children, 44.4% were couple families with children, 10.8% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, 2,474 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Redland Bay, 97.6% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, 40.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.5% were being purchased and 20.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 50.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Redland Bay, 80.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.