Lachlan (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,180 people were counted in Lachlan (A): of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Of the total population 12.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A) there were 1,740 children aged 0-14 years and 1,782 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), 6,653 people were Australian citizens, 216 were born overseas and 8 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), 55.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.2% were separated or divorced, 7.7% were widowed and 28.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), 90.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Lachlan (A) were England 0.7%, New Zealand 0.6%, Scotland 0.2%, Germany 0.1% and Netherlands 0.1%.

Of all people counted in Lachlan (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.0%, Catholic 29.1%, Uniting Church 9.6%, Presbyterian & Reformed 8.2% and No Religion 6.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 0.3%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1%, Italian 0.1% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,279 people aged 15 years and over in Lachlan (A) were in the labour force. Of these 63.4% worked full-time, 25.6% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.4% were unemployed. 1,908 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 17.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.3%, Professionals 6.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Associate Professionals 4.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lachlan (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 19.9%, Education 4.2%, Health Services 2.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.3% and Government Administration 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), 1,892 families were counted: of these, 38.4% were couple families without children, 45.7% were couple families with children, 14.1% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), 2,703 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Lachlan (A), 93.0% were separate houses, 1.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), 50.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.2% were being purchased and 23.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 16.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 64.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Lachlan (A), 69.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.