Blue Mountains (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 73,675 people were counted in Blue Mountains (C): of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C) there were 16,116 children aged 0-14 years and 16,292 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), 66,821 people were Australian citizens, 12,705 were born overseas and 642 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), 52.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.1% were separated or divorced, 5.9% were widowed and 29.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), 78.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Blue Mountains (C) were England 6.7%, New Zealand 1.5%, Scotland 1.0%, Germany 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Blue Mountains (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.6%, Catholic 22.6%, No Religion 18.0%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.6%, Italian 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Greek 0.3% and Spanish 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 36,229 people aged 15 years and over in Blue Mountains (C) were in the labour force. Of these 57.9% worked full-time, 34.4% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 19,628 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 15.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.0%, Associate Professionals 7.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Managers and Administrators 4.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Blue Mountains (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 7.8%, Health Services 5.5%, Business Services 5.3%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), 19,724 families were counted: of these, 35.1% were couple families without children, 48.7% were couple families with children, 15.2% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), 27,748 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Blue Mountains (C), 92.4% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), 42.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.5% were being purchased and 17.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 58.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Blue Mountains (C), 70.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.