Byron (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 28,916 people were counted in Byron (A): of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A) there were 6,025 children aged 0-14 years and 6,219 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), 25,574 people were Australian citizens, 4,273 were born overseas and 1,329 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), 43.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 16.6% were separated or divorced, 5.8% were widowed and 34.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), 78.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Byron (A) were England 4.7%, New Zealand 2.1%, Germany 1.2%, United States of America 0.9% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Byron (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 24.4%, Anglican 19.0%, Catholic 18.0%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 1.0%, French 0.5%, Italian 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.3% and Punjabi 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 12,591 people aged 15 years and over in Byron (A) were in the labour force. Of these 42.9% worked full-time, 40.1% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.4% were unemployed. 9,025 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.7%, Associate Professionals 6.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Byron (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.1%, Education 4.2%, Health Services 3.7%, Food Retailing 3.4% and Business Services 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), 7,214 families were counted: of these, 35.0% were couple families without children, 39.2% were couple families with children, 24.4% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), 11,738 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Byron (A), 76.8% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.5% were flats, units or apartments and 6.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), 39.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.7% were being purchased and 30.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 43.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 49.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Byron (A), 60.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.7% were single (or lone) person households and 5.5% were group households.