Hastings (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 64,146 people were counted in Hastings (A): of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A) there were 12,580 children aged 0-14 years and 22,338 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), 59,892 people were Australian citizens, 6,637 were born overseas and 337 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), 57.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.5% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 21.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), 85.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hastings (A) were England 4.5%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.7%, Netherlands 0.5% and Germany 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Hastings (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 33.1%, Catholic 24.2%, No Religion 11.5%, Uniting Church 8.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, Netherlandic 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 24,512 people aged 15 years and over in Hastings (A) were in the labour force. Of these 50.9% worked full-time, 35.5% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.9% were unemployed. 25,316 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.3%, Professionals 6.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.6%, Associate Professionals 5.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hastings (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5%, Education 3.3%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1% and Food Retailing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), 17,962 families were counted: of these, 47.6% were couple families without children, 36.5% were couple families with children, 14.9% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), 25,967 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hastings (A), 72.5% were separate houses, 10.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.5% were flats, units or apartments and 5.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), 48.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.2% were being purchased and 23.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 48.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hastings (A), 68.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.