Singleton (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 20,290 people were counted in Singleton (A): of these 51.7% were male and 48.3% were female. Of the total population 2.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A) there were 5,037 children aged 0-14 years and 3,399 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), 18,706 people were Australian citizens, 1,422 were born overseas and 94 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), 56.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.5% were separated or divorced, 5.0% were widowed and 29.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), 87.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Singleton (A) were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.7%, Scotland 0.5%, Netherlands 0.3% and Philippines 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Singleton (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 38.6%, Catholic 26.3%, No Religion 9.2%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Greek 0.1%, German 0.1%, Maltese 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,803 people aged 15 years and over in Singleton (A) were in the labour force. Of these 63.5% worked full-time, 27.7% worked part-time, 3.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 4,787 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 12.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 9.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.4%, Professionals 6.7%, Associate Professionals 5.9%, Managers and Administrators 5.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Singleton (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 8.7%, Agriculture 3.9%, Business Services 3.6%, Defence 3.3% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), 5,269 families were counted: of these, 32.4% were couple families without children, 53.6% were couple families with children, 13.0% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), 6,990 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Singleton (A), 88.3% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.9% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), 38.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.8% were being purchased and 25.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 49.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 21.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Singleton (A), 74.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.