Randwick (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 118,580 people were counted in Randwick (C): of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C) there were 17,236 children aged 0-14 years and 25,752 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), 91,493 people were Australian citizens, 42,988 were born overseas and 2,917 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), 41.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 5.9% were widowed and 43.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), 56.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Randwick (C) were England 3.9%, Indonesia 2.8%, New Zealand 2.6%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.2% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.9%.

Of all people counted in Randwick (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 31.6%, Anglican 15.6%, No Religion 14.6%, Orthodox 7.3% and Buddhism 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 4.8%, Cantonese 4.2%, Mandarin 2.7%, Indonesian 2.6% and Italian 1.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 63.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 61,625 people aged 15 years and over in Randwick (C) were in the labour force. Of these 63.9% worked full-time, 28.3% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.4% were unemployed. 33,443 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 15.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Associate Professionals 7.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Managers and Administrators 5.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.8%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.7% and Labourers and Related Workers 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Randwick (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.0%, Health Services 4.9%, Education 4.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), 28,322 families were counted: of these, 36.8% were couple families without children, 42.3% were couple families with children, 15.9% were one parent families and 5.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), 47,864 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Randwick (C), 30.2% were separate houses, 15.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 51.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), 34.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.4% were being purchased and 41.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 57.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 24.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Randwick (C), 58.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.4% were single (or lone) person households and 9.4% were group households.