Auburn (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 55,851 people were counted in Auburn (A): of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A) there were 11,952 children aged 0-14 years and 9,806 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), 42,124 people were Australian citizens, 29,301 were born overseas and 528 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), 53.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.7% were separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 32.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), 40.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Auburn (A) were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 8.1%, Viet Nam 6.1%, Turkey 4.5%, Lebanon 4.4% and Philippines 2.2%.

Of all people counted in Auburn (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Islam 23.4%, Catholic 22.7%, Buddhism 9.9%, No Religion 9.7% and Anglican 6.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 13.6%, Cantonese 11.3%, Turkish 7.5%, Mandarin 4.8% and Vietnamese 3.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 25% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 21,780 people aged 15 years and over in Auburn (A) were in the labour force. Of these 60.3% worked full-time, 23.0% worked part-time, 4.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.9% were unemployed. 19,643 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.3%, Professionals 6.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Associate Professionals 4.1%, Managers and Administrators 2.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Auburn (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.4%, Health Services 2.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%, Food Retailing 2.4% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), 13,220 families were counted: of these, 24.5% were couple families without children, 57.6% were couple families with children, 15.0% were one parent families and 2.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), 17,139 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Auburn (A), 61.1% were separate houses, 10.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 27.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), 40.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.9% were being purchased and 34.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 60.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 24.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn (A), 73.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.5% were single (or lone) person households and 4.4% were group households.