Duaringa (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,760 people were counted in Duaringa (S): of these 54.9% were male and 45.1% were female. Of the total population 16.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S) there were 2,248 children aged 0-14 years and 735 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), 7,179 people were Australian citizens, 452 were born overseas and 124 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), 54.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.6% were separated or divorced, 2.1% were widowed and 35.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), 88.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Duaringa (S) were New Zealand 1.8%, England 1.4%, Scotland 0.3%, Philippines 0.3% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Duaringa (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 25.3%, Catholic 23.5%, No Religion 13.6%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.2%, French 0.1%, Finnish 0.1%, Hindi 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,815 people aged 15 years and over in Duaringa (S) were in the labour force. Of these 67.0% worked full-time, 24.0% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.7% were unemployed. 1,470 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 17.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.7%, Managers and Administrators 7.3%, Professionals 5.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Duaringa (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 17.4%, Agriculture 8.4%, Education 4.1%, Government Administration 3.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), 1,880 families were counted: of these, 30.6% were couple families without children, 56.0% were couple families with children, 12.7% were one parent families and 0.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), 2,539 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Duaringa (S), 92.0% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats, units or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), 22.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.1% were being purchased and 48.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 5.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 82.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Duaringa (S), 72.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.