Quairading (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,037 people were counted in Quairading (S): of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Of the total population 11.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S) there were 257 children aged 0-14 years and 250 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), 983 people were Australian citizens, 87 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), 62.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.8% were separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 22.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), 88.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Quairading (S) were England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.4%, Isle of Man 0.3% and Norway 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Quairading (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 36.6%, Catholic 17.4%, No Religion 13.4%, Uniting Church 13.1% and Christian, nfd 2.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Central Aboriginal, nec 0.9%, Nyungar (Noongar) 0.5%, Yindjibarndi 0.5%, Welsh 0.3% and German 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 542 people aged 15 years and over in Quairading (S) were in the labour force. Of these 59.4% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 233 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 24.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 9.0%, Professionals 7.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Associate Professionals 4.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Quairading (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 26.9%, Education 6.1%, Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 3.7%, Health Services 3.7% and Government Administration 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), 289 families were counted: of these, 39.4% were couple families without children, 50.5% were couple families with children, 8.0% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), 416 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Quairading (S), 94.5% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), 56.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.9% were being purchased and 21.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 84.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Quairading (S), 69.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.