Murrumbidgee (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,502 people were counted in Murrumbidgee (A): of these 53.5% were male and 46.5% were female. Of the total population 7.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A) there were 616 children aged 0-14 years and 495 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), 2,321 people were Australian citizens, 121 were born overseas and 11 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), 54.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 30.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), 89.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Murrumbidgee (A) were England 1.3%, New Zealand 0.6%, Netherlands 0.4%, Italy 0.4% and Philippines 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Murrumbidgee (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 33.0%, Catholic 28.9%, Uniting Church 11.2%, No Religion 9.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.3%, Tongan 0.2%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%, Japanese 0.2% and German 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,246 people aged 15 years and over in Murrumbidgee (A) were in the labour force. Of these 67.4% worked full-time, 25.4% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.9% were unemployed. 554 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 14.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 13.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Professionals 5.3%, Associate Professionals 3.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Murrumbidgee (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 22.8%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 4.2%, Education 3.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9% and Food Retailing 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), 657 families were counted: of these, 37.1% were couple families without children, 49.3% were couple families with children, 11.9% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), 970 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Murrumbidgee (A), 88.2% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats, units or apartments and 5.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), 37.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.0% were being purchased and 29.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 13.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 79.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Murrumbidgee (A), 67.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.6% were group households.