Newcastle (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 136,413 people were counted in Newcastle (C): of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 1.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C) there were 24,375 children aged 0-14 years and 34,399 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), 125,012 people were Australian citizens, 15,551 were born overseas and 894 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), 44.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.4% were separated or divorced, 8.2% were widowed and 35.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), 83.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Newcastle (C) were England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, Italy 0.7%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 0.6% and Scotland 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Newcastle (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 27.0%, Catholic 26.6%, No Religion 12.7%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 1.1%, Italian 0.9%, Greek 0.7%, Polish 0.4% and Cantonese 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 62,113 people aged 15 years and over in Newcastle (C) were in the labour force. Of these 53.6% worked full-time, 32.9% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.1% were unemployed. 45,132 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 10.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 2.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Newcastle (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 4.9%, Business Services 4.5%, Education 4.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4% and Food Retailing 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), 34,990 families were counted: of these, 37.7% were couple families without children, 40.9% were couple families with children, 19.1% 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 Newcastle (C), 56,678 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Newcastle (C), 74.6% were separate houses, 10.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), 39.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.4% were being purchased and 31.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 46.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle (C), 61.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.6% were single (or lone) person households and 6.1% were group households.