Great Lakes (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 31,266 people were counted in Great Lakes (A): of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A) there were 5,567 children aged 0-14 years and 12,620 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), 29,244 people were Australian citizens, 2,900 were born overseas and 118 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), 58.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.7% were separated or divorced, 9.4% were widowed and 19.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), 85.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Great Lakes (A) were England 4.0%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.6%, Germany 0.4% and Netherlands 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Great Lakes (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 38.1%, Catholic 22.1%, No Religion 11.3%, Uniting Church 7.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.2%, German 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Netherlandic 0.1% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 10,734 people aged 15 years and over in Great Lakes (A) were in the labour force. Of these 48.4% worked full-time, 37.1% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.7% were unemployed. 13,966 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.1%, Associate Professionals 4.8%, Professionals 4.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.8%, Managers and Administrators 3.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Great Lakes (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.7%, Health Services 2.5%, Food Retailing 2.4% and Education 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), 8,931 families were counted: of these, 53.6% were couple families without children, 31.9% were couple families with children, 13.6% 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 Great Lakes (A), 13,401 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Great Lakes (A), 72.1% were separate houses, 12.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.0% were flats, units or apartments and 5.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), 54.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.7% were being purchased and 22.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 52.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Great Lakes (A), 66.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.