Mudgee (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 17,649 people were counted in Mudgee (A): of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 2.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A) there were 4,154 children aged 0-14 years and 4,415 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), 16,268 people were Australian citizens, 1,436 were born overseas and 33 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), 54.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 26.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), 85.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mudgee (A) were England 2.7%, New Zealand 1.0%, Germany 0.4%, Scotland 0.4% and Romania 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Mudgee (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 34.4%, Catholic 27.8%, No Religion 9.6%, Presbyterian & Reformed 5.6% and Uniting Church 5.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Romanian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Spanish 0.2%, Italian 0.2% and Cantonese 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 7,612 people aged 15 years and over in Mudgee (A) were in the labour force. Of these 59.4% worked full-time, 29.7% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.9% were unemployed. 5,278 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 8.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.4%, Managers and Administrators 6.8%, Professionals 6.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Associate Professionals 5.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mudgee (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 7.2%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 4.0%, Education 3.6%, Food Retailing 3.3% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), 4,645 families were counted: of these, 38.9% were couple families without children, 45.8% were couple families with children, 13.5% 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 Mudgee (A), 6,716 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mudgee (A), 86.1% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), 44.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.7% were being purchased and 23.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 46.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mudgee (A), 68.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.