Maryborough (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 24,465 people were counted in Maryborough (C): of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 2.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C) there were 5,197 children aged 0-14 years and 6,977 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), 22,882 people were Australian citizens, 1,799 were born overseas and 355 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), 53.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.1% were separated or divorced, 8.8% were widowed and 26.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), 87.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Maryborough (C) were England 2.5%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.5%, Germany 0.4% and Philippines 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Maryborough (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.1%, Catholic 18.5%, No Religion 14.4%, Uniting Church 12.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Italian 0.1%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1% and Hungarian 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, 9,816 people aged 15 years and over in Maryborough (C) were in the labour force. Of these 54.3% worked full-time, 31.3% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.6% were unemployed. 8,611 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Professionals 6.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Associate Professionals 5.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.4%, Managers and Administrators 2.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Maryborough (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 3.7%, Health Services 3.7%, Food Retailing 3.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), 6,602 families were counted: of these, 42.4% were couple families without children, 39.3% were couple families with children, 17.1% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), 9,835 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Maryborough (C), 84.9% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.9% were flats, units or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), 45.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.4% were being purchased and 25.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 36.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 46.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Maryborough (C), 66.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.