Nambucca (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 17,660 people were counted in Nambucca (A): of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 5.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A) there were 3,661 children aged 0-14 years and 5,873 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), 16,280 people were Australian citizens, 1,566 were born overseas and 58 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), 51.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.8% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 25.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), 84.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Nambucca (A) were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.6%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Nambucca (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 30.3%, Catholic 22.1%, No Religion 13.5%, Uniting Church 6.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, Netherlandic 0.2%, French 0.1% and Hungarian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 6,177 people aged 15 years and over in Nambucca (A) were in the labour force. Of these 45.6% worked full-time, 33.3% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 18.3% were unemployed. 7,125 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Professionals 5.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.0%, Associate Professionals 4.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Nambucca (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 3.2%, Agriculture 3.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7%, Food Retailing 2.6% and Health Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), 4,705 families were counted: of these, 45.1% were couple families without children, 34.8% were couple families with children, 19.1% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), 7,249 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Nambucca (A), 81.8% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.6% were flats, units or apartments and 6.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), 48.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.3% were being purchased and 25.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 41.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Nambucca (A), 64.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.