Leichhardt (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 61,101 people were counted in Leichhardt (A): of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A) there were 7,779 children aged 0-14 years and 11,178 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), 49,562 people were Australian citizens, 17,415 were born overseas and 1,351 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), 34.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.2% were separated or divorced, 4.7% were widowed and 47.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), 64.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Leichhardt (A) were England 6.4%, New Zealand 3.7%, Italy 2.2%, United States of America 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Leichhardt (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.2%, No Religion 24.3%, Anglican 17.2%, Orthodox 2.9% and Uniting Church 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 3.4%, Greek 1.6%, Cantonese 1.0%, Spanish 0.9% and Vietnamese 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 77.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 37,305 people aged 15 years and over in Leichhardt (A) were in the labour force. Of these 68.9% worked full-time, 24.4% worked part-time, 1.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.0% were unemployed. 12,774 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 23.6%, Managers and Administrators 9.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.3%, Associate Professionals 8.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.9%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.9% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Leichhardt (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 13.3%, Education 5.6%, Health Services 4.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), 14,795 families were counted: of these, 47.5% were couple families without children, 33.3% were couple families with children, 15.6% were one parent families and 3.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), 27,914 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Leichhardt (A), 30.2% were separate houses, 37.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 30.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), 26.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.2% were being purchased and 44.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 54.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Leichhardt (A), 52.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.5% were single (or lone) person households and 9.5% were group households.