Bellingen (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 12,171 people were counted in Bellingen (A): of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A) there were 2,789 children aged 0-14 years and 3,440 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), 11,320 people were Australian citizens, 1,192 were born overseas and 37 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), 51.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.7% were separated or divorced, 7.5% were widowed and 26.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), 85.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bellingen (A) were England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.1%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Bellingen (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 26.8%, No Religion 20.5%, Catholic 18.0%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.8%, Netherlandic 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and French 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,687 people aged 15 years and over in Bellingen (A) were in the labour force. Of these 45.9% worked full-time, 36.6% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.6% were unemployed. 4,357 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 7.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Managers and Administrators 5.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.8%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bellingen (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.2%, Agriculture 3.9%, Health Services 3.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1% and Food Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), 3,351 families were counted: of these, 40.9% were couple families without children, 38.8% were couple families with children, 19.5% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), 4,833 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bellingen (A), 86.4% were separate houses, 2.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.9% were flats, units or apartments and 4.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), 50.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.9% were being purchased and 22.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 41.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bellingen (A), 68.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.3% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.