Paradise Point

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,922 people were counted in Paradise Point: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point there were 549 children aged 0-14 years and 1,620 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, 3,469 people were Australian citizens, 1,001 were born overseas and 33 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, 54.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.9% were separated or divorced, 9.5% were widowed and 21.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, 70.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Paradise Point were England 7.9%, New Zealand 7.1%, Scotland 1.4%, Germany 0.8% and Netherlands 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Paradise Point on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.4%, Catholic 21.7%, No Religion 12.9%, Uniting Church 8.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.7%, French 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3% and Turkish 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,684 people aged 15 years and over in Paradise Point were in the labour force. Of these 56.8% worked full-time, 31.7% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.4% were unemployed. 1,586 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.8%, Professionals 6.5%, Associate Professionals 6.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Paradise Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Education 2.7% and Health Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, 1,185 families were counted: of these, 53.8% were couple families without children, 30.4% were couple families with children, 14.9% 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 Paradise Point, 1,867 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Paradise Point, 59.0% were separate houses, 15.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, 47.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.4% were being purchased and 30.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 56.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise Point, 63.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.4% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% were group households.