Claremont (T)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 8,562 people were counted in Claremont (T): of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T) there were 1,413 children aged 0-14 years and 2,529 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), 7,456 people were Australian citizens, 2,197 were born overseas and 171 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), 43.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.6% were separated or divorced, 9.4% were widowed and 36.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), 70.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Claremont (T) were England 9.3%, South Africa 1.8%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 1.5% and Singapore 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Claremont (T) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.7%, Catholic 20.1%, No Religion 18.5%, Uniting Church 6.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Indonesian 0.7%, Cantonese 0.7%, Japanese 0.6%, Italian 0.5% and German 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,068 people aged 15 years and over in Claremont (T) were in the labour force. Of these 55.4% worked full-time, 36.8% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.7% were unemployed. 2,875 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.2%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Managers and Administrators 6.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.5% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Claremont (T), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.1%, Health Services 7.8%, Education 6.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), 2,032 families were counted: of these, 38.9% were couple families without children, 43.0% were couple families with children, 15.8% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), 3,641 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Claremont (T), 54.1% were separate houses, 23.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), 47.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.2% were being purchased and 25.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 47.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Claremont (T), 55.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.0% were single (or lone) person households and 4.3% were group households.