Currumbin

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,750 people were counted in Currumbin: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 1.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin there were 417 children aged 0-14 years and 762 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, 2,436 people were Australian citizens, 405 were born overseas and 36 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, 45.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 17.5% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 29.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, 78.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Currumbin were New Zealand 4.4%, England 3.7%, Germany 0.7%, Scotland 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Currumbin on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.9%, Anglican 22.9%, No Religion 17.7%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.6%, Spanish 0.5%, French 0.4%, German 0.4% and Netherlandic 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,385 people aged 15 years and over in Currumbin were in the labour force. Of these 51.7% worked full-time, 35.6% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.5% were unemployed. 839 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 10.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.8%, Associate Professionals 8.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Currumbin, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.1%, Business Services 5.0%, Health Services 4.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.2% and Education 4.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, 689 families were counted: of these, 43.0% were couple families without children, 32.7% were couple families with children, 21.8% were one parent families and 2.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, 1,241 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Currumbin, 38.2% were separate houses, 11.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 47.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, 31.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.6% were being purchased and 39.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 40.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 57.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Currumbin, 55.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.0% were single (or lone) person households and 4.6% were group households.