West End

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,750 people were counted in West End: of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Of the total population 6.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in West End there were 574 children aged 0-14 years and 798 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in West End, 3,375 people were Australian citizens, 532 were born overseas and 80 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in West End, 33.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 17.3% were separated or divorced, 5.0% were widowed and 44.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in West End, 80.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within West End were England 3.0%, New Zealand 2.4%, United States of America 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.7%.

Of all people counted in West End on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.8%, Anglican 20.0%, No Religion 18.7%, Uniting Church 7.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in West End, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.6%, Greek 0.5%, German 0.5%, Spanish 0.3% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,008 people aged 15 years and over in West End were in the labour force. Of these 60.4% worked full-time, 26.1% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.3% were unemployed. 1,041 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in West End, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.4%, Associate Professionals 7.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in West End, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.7%, Health Services 4.4%, Education 4.3%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2% and Government Administration 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in West End, 904 families were counted: of these, 43.5% were couple families without children, 31.5% were couple families with children, 22.2% were one parent families and 2.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in West End, 1,784 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in West End, 51.8% were separate houses, 6.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 37.2% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in West End, 22.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.5% were being purchased and 49.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in West End, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 60.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in West End, 49.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 36.0% were single (or lone) person households and 8.2% were group households.