Territory of Christmas Island

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,446 people were counted in Territory of Christmas Island: of these 55.6% were male and 44.4% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island there were 446 children aged 0-14 years and 170 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, 978 people were Australian citizens, 686 were born overseas and 60 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, 68.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.0% were separated or divorced, 1.3% were widowed and 21.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, 47.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Territory of Christmas Island were Malaysia 35.6%, Singapore 3.6%, England 2.9%, New Zealand 1.2% and Indonesia 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Territory of Christmas Island on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Buddhism 33.9%, Islam 20.6%, No Religion 10.7%, Catholic 9.7% and Anglican 6.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Mandarin 26.3%, Malay 17.2%, Cantonese 10.9%, Hokkien 3.3% and Hakka 1.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 33.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 727 people aged 15 years and over in Territory of Christmas Island were in the labour force. Of these 66.0% worked full-time, 20.5% worked part-time, 5.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.1% were unemployed. 255 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 10.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.4%, Professionals 9.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.3%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.4%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1% and Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Territory of Christmas Island, the most common responses for industry of employment included Other Mining 12.1%, Education 8.0%, Government Administration 7.8%, Construction Trade Services 4.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, 369 families were counted: of these, 28.2% were couple families without children, 63.4% were couple families with children, 8.4% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, 520 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Territory of Christmas Island, 42.1% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 56.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, 40.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 6.5% were being purchased and 44.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 54.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Territory of Christmas Island, 68.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.