Dungog (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,875 people were counted in Dungog (A): of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A) there were 1,791 children aged 0-14 years and 2,012 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), 7,420 people were Australian citizens, 380 were born overseas and 26 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), 59.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.9% were separated or divorced, 7.0% were widowed and 25.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), 90.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Dungog (A) were England 2.0%, New Zealand 0.4%, Scotland 0.3%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Dungog (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 36.4%, Catholic 19.6%, No Religion 11.2%, Uniting Church 7.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 7.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Italian 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1% and Welsh 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,406 people aged 15 years and over in Dungog (A) were in the labour force. Of these 56.0% worked full-time, 33.0% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.2% were unemployed. 2,424 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 8.6%, Professionals 7.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.1%, Associate Professionals 4.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dungog (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 7.7%, Education 4.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%, Business Services 3.2% and Health Services 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), 2,170 families were counted: of these, 40.5% were couple families without children, 46.9% were couple families with children, 11.7% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), 2,974 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Dungog (A), 94.7% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), 51.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.8% were being purchased and 15.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 32.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 61.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Dungog (A), 72.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.1% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.