Gold Coast City Part B

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 381,751 people were counted in Gold Coast City Part B: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B there were 71,087 children aged 0-14 years and 101,089 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, 317,317 people were Australian citizens, 94,360 were born overseas and 14,837 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, 50.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.6% were separated or divorced, 6.5% were widowed and 29.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, 68.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gold Coast City Part B were New Zealand 7.0%, England 5.7%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and Japan 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Gold Coast City Part B on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 23.6%, No Religion 15.5%, Uniting Church 6.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Japanese 0.8%, Italian 0.7%, German 0.6%, Cantonese 0.5% and Mandarin 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 178,089 people aged 15 years and over in Gold Coast City Part B were in the labour force. Of these 54.6% worked full-time, 33.0% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.5% were unemployed. 114,128 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.3%, Professionals 7.4%, Associate Professionals 7.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.0%, Managers and Administrators 3.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gold Coast City Part B, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.0%, Business Services 4.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.4%, Health Services 3.1% and Food Retailing 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, 97,346 families were counted: of these, 41.6% were couple families without children, 39.5% were couple families with children, 17.3% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, 154,961 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gold Coast City Part B, 55.7% were separate houses, 17.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, 33.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.8% were being purchased and 34.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 44.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast City Part B, 62.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.9% were single (or lone) person households and 5.6% were group households.