Gloucester (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,683 people were counted in Gloucester (A): of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 2.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A) there were 985 children aged 0-14 years and 1,520 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), 4,460 people were Australian citizens, 260 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), 58.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.8% were separated or divorced, 8.8% were widowed and 21.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), 90.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gloucester (A) were England 2.4%, New Zealand 0.5%, Scotland 0.3%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Gloucester (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 40.4%, Catholic 16.5%, No Religion 9.8%, Presbyterian & Reformed 8.9% and Uniting Church 8.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Welsh 0.1%, Swedish 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,969 people aged 15 years and over in Gloucester (A) were in the labour force. Of these 59.4% worked full-time, 29.7% worked part-time, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.5% were unemployed. 1,614 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 11.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Professionals 4.9%, Associate Professionals 4.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gloucester (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 10.0%, Health Services 3.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%, Food Retailing 2.7% and Education 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), 1,353 families were counted: of these, 47.2% were couple families without children, 38.2% were couple families with children, 13.3% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), 1,876 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gloucester (A), 91.6% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), 53.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.2% were being purchased and 20.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 29.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 56.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gloucester (A), 71.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.