Bogan (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,083 people were counted in Bogan (A): of these 52.1% were male and 47.9% were female. Of the total population 10.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A) there were 765 children aged 0-14 years and 842 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), 2,945 people were Australian citizens, 84 were born overseas and 4 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), 54.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.5% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 28.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), 92.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bogan (A) were New Zealand 0.7%, England 0.7%, Scotland 0.3%, Germany 0.1% and Netherlands 0.1%.

Of all people counted in Bogan (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 37.1%, Anglican 33.9%, Uniting Church 11.9%, No Religion 4.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 0.1%, Italian 0.1%, Maltese 0.1% and Cantonese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,416 people aged 15 years and over in Bogan (A) were in the labour force. Of these 63.8% worked full-time, 24.6% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.3% were unemployed. 858 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 15.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Associate Professionals 5.2%, Professionals 5.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bogan (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 18.2%, Education 3.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%, Government Administration 2.6% and Food Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), 808 families were counted: of these, 38.7% were couple families without children, 45.0% were couple families with children, 15.0% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), 1,166 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bogan (A), 91.0% were separate houses, 0.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats, units or apartments and 4.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), 50.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.8% were being purchased and 24.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 17.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 19.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 63.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bogan (A), 68.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.