Sutherland Shire (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 202,158 people were counted in Sutherland Shire (A): of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A) there were 41,357 children aged 0-14 years and 43,373 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), 184,773 people were Australian citizens, 34,420 were born overseas and 931 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), 55.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.0% were separated or divorced, 5.7% were widowed and 29.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), 78.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Sutherland Shire (A) were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.7%, Italy 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and Greece 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Sutherland Shire (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.5%, Anglican 28.7%, No Religion 10.8%, Uniting Church 5.9% and Orthodox 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.9%, Italian 1.1%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.0%, Cantonese 1.0% and Spanish 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 109,623 people aged 15 years and over in Sutherland Shire (A) were in the labour force. Of these 63.4% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.5% were unemployed. 46,467 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.4%, Associate Professionals 8.3%, Managers and Administrators 6.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.7% and Labourers and Related Workers 3.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sutherland Shire (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.1%, Education 4.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.3%, Health Services 4.2% and Construction Trade Services 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), 56,157 families were counted: of these, 33.4% were couple families without children, 52.8% were couple families with children, 12.4% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), 73,530 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Sutherland Shire (A), 69.1% were separate houses, 9.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), 46.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.7% were being purchased and 20.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 59.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Sutherland Shire (A), 75.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.