Griffith

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 129,013 people were counted in Griffith: of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith there were 24,541 children aged 0-14 years and 26,294 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, 116,388 people were Australian citizens, 25,807 were born overseas and 1,169 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, 47.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.2% were separated or divorced, 6.1% were widowed and 34.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, 76.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Griffith were England 3.6%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 0.7%, Italy 0.7% and Philippines 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Griffith on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.6%, Anglican 19.7%, No Religion 13.4%, Uniting Church 7.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.6%, Italian 1.2%, Cantonese 1.1%, Spanish 0.7% and Mandarin 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 69,049 people aged 15 years and over in Griffith were in the labour force. Of these 62.3% worked full-time, 29.3% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.0% were unemployed. 32,578 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 14.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.5%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Managers and Administrators 4.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Griffith, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.4%, Education 5.5%, Health Services 5.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9% and Food Retailing 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, 34,797 families were counted: of these, 37.4% were couple families without children, 44.1% were couple families with children, 15.8% 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 Griffith, 51,313 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Griffith, 76.9% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, 37.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.2% were being purchased and 30.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 45.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Griffith, 67.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.8% were single (or lone) person households and 6.0% were group households.