Stanthorpe (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,818 people were counted in Stanthorpe (S): of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S) there were 2,137 children aged 0-14 years and 2,669 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), 9,089 people were Australian citizens, 1,309 were born overseas and 42 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), 55.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.2% were separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 26.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), 81.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Stanthorpe (S) were Italy 3.6%, England 2.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Netherlands 0.8% and Germany 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Stanthorpe (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.2%, Anglican 22.4%, No Religion 11.0%, Uniting Church 8.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 6.0%, German 0.5%, Netherlandic 0.4%, Spanish 0.3% and Croatian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,294 people aged 15 years and over in Stanthorpe (S) were in the labour force. Of these 56.3% worked full-time, 33.1% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.0% were unemployed. 3,048 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 10.1%, Managers and Administrators 9.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Professionals 5.7%, Associate Professionals 4.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Stanthorpe (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 13.7%, Education 3.9%, Health Services 2.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8% and Food Retailing 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), 2,702 families were counted: of these, 41.8% were couple families without children, 44.5% were couple families with children, 12.5% 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 Stanthorpe (S), 3,848 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Stanthorpe (S), 91.7% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats, units or apartments and 2.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), 49.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.7% were being purchased and 22.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 41.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Stanthorpe (S), 69.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.