Coomera-Cedar Creek

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 11,166 people were counted in Coomera-Cedar Creek: of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek there were 3,215 children aged 0-14 years and 1,425 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 9,148 people were Australian citizens, 2,301 were born overseas and 113 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 52.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.6% were separated or divorced, 3.1% were widowed and 31.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 71.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Coomera-Cedar Creek were New Zealand 7.7%, England 5.4%, South Africa 0.9%, Germany 0.7% and Scotland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Coomera-Cedar Creek on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 23.7%, Catholic 19.4%, No Religion 19.3%, Uniting Church 6.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.4%, German 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Cantonese 0.3% and French 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,280 people aged 15 years and over in Coomera-Cedar Creek were in the labour force. Of these 58.5% worked full-time, 28.7% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.6% were unemployed. 2,139 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.3%, Professionals 7.4%, Associate Professionals 7.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 4.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Coomera-Cedar Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1%, Construction Trade Services 4.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6% and Education 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 2,902 families were counted: of these, 30.7% were couple families without children, 49.9% were couple families with children, 18.6% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 3,699 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 81.0% were separate houses, 16.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.3% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 20.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.9% were being purchased and 46.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 53.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Coomera-Cedar Creek, 77.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.5% were group households.