Tenterfield (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,363 people were counted in Tenterfield (A): of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Of the total population 6.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A) there were 1,366 children aged 0-14 years and 1,904 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), 6,012 people were Australian citizens, 411 were born overseas and 29 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), 54.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.6% were separated or divorced, 8.4% were widowed and 25.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), 89.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tenterfield (A) were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Italy 0.5%, Germany 0.5% and Scotland 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Tenterfield (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.5%, Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 10.6%, Uniting Church 8.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.8%, German 0.3%, Punjabi 0.1%, Eastern Aboriginal, nec 0.1% and Gaelic (Scotland) 0.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,663 people aged 15 years and over in Tenterfield (A) were in the labour force. Of these 57.1% worked full-time, 29.4% worked part-time, 4.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.7% were unemployed. 2,151 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 11.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Professionals 5.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.2%, Associate Professionals 4.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tenterfield (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 12.1%, Education 3.0%, Government Administration 2.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8% and Health Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), 1,731 families were counted: of these, 43.4% were couple families without children, 38.5% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), 2,578 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tenterfield (A), 91.6% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 4.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), 54.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.9% were being purchased and 20.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 27.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 61.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Tenterfield (A), 66.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.