Manilla (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,147 people were counted in Manilla (A): of these 50.0% were male and 50.0% were female. Of the total population 5.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A) there were 656 children aged 0-14 years and 987 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), 2,907 people were Australian citizens, 141 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), 56.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.9% were separated or divorced, 9.2% were widowed and 24.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), 87.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Manilla (A) were England 1.7%, New Zealand 0.6%, Scotland 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Manilla (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 41.3%, Catholic 20.0%, No Religion 9.0%, Presbyterian & Reformed 8.7% and Uniting Church 7.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Albanian 0.2%, French 0.1%, Swedish 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,188 people aged 15 years and over in Manilla (A) were in the labour force. Of these 55.7% worked full-time, 26.9% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.2% were unemployed. 1,171 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 10.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.7%, Professionals 3.9%, Associate Professionals 3.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Manilla (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 11.2%, Education 2.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.4%, Government Administration 2.1% and Health Services 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), 895 families were counted: of these, 41.5% were couple families without children, 41.0% were couple families with children, 15.3% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), 1,248 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Manilla (A), 94.5% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), 52.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.7% were being purchased and 20.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 38.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 61.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla (A), 70.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.