Kolan (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,504 people were counted in Kolan (S): of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Of the total population 2.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S) there were 1,081 children aged 0-14 years and 1,124 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), 4,136 people were Australian citizens, 521 were born overseas and 30 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), 58.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.9% were separated or divorced, 4.4% were widowed and 22.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), 83.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Kolan (S) were England 4.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Germany 0.8%, Netherlands 0.7% and Scotland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Kolan (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 22.5%, No Religion 17.4%, Catholic 16.7%, Uniting Church 11.4% and Lutheran 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.8%, Netherlandic 0.5%, Italian 0.3%, Spanish 0.2% and Danish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,601 people aged 15 years and over in Kolan (S) were in the labour force. Of these 49.7% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 16.2% were unemployed. 1,699 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 8.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.9%, Professionals 3.6%, Associate Professionals 2.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Kolan (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 12.5%, Education 3.4%, Health Services 1.9%, Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 1.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 1.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), 1,271 families were counted: of these, 44.8% were couple families without children, 40.2% were couple families with children, 14.0% 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 Kolan (S), 1,698 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Kolan (S), 89.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats, units or apartments and 9.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), 48.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.8% were being purchased and 15.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 12.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 87.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Kolan (S), 73.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.