Manly (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 36,544 people were counted in Manly (A): of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A) there were 6,087 children aged 0-14 years and 8,638 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), 28,593 people were Australian citizens, 10,320 were born overseas and 1,043 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), 46.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.0% were separated or divorced, 6.5% were widowed and 35.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), 63.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Manly (A) were England 8.7%, New Zealand 3.7%, United States of America 1.1%, South Africa 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Manly (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 26.4%, Catholic 24.2%, No Religion 17.5%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 0.9%, Italian 0.8%, German 0.8%, French 0.8% and Cantonese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 19,367 people aged 15 years and over in Manly (A) were in the labour force. Of these 64.9% worked full-time, 28.9% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.9% were unemployed. 8,796 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 18.1%, Associate Professionals 9.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.0%, Managers and Administrators 8.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.1%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.8% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Manly (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 13.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9%, Health Services 3.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6% and Education 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), 9,246 families were counted: of these, 43.4% were couple families without children, 42.4% were couple families with children, 11.9% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), 15,530 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Manly (A), 38.5% were separate houses, 11.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 48.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), 39.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.0% were being purchased and 33.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 61.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Manly (A), 59.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.5% were single (or lone) person households and 6.6% were group households.