Tweed (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 73,821 people were counted in Tweed (A): of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 2.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A) there were 14,278 children aged 0-14 years and 25,466 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), 67,170 people were Australian citizens, 10,636 were born overseas and 559 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), 53.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.7% were separated or divorced, 8.7% were widowed and 24.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), 80.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tweed (A) were England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.6%, Scotland 0.9%, Germany 0.6% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Tweed (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.0%, Catholic 24.9%, No Religion 13.8%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.2%, Punjabi 0.2% and Cantonese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 27,336 people aged 15 years and over in Tweed (A) were in the labour force. Of these 49.0% worked full-time, 35.5% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.6% were unemployed. 29,680 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.6%, Professionals 5.5%, Associate Professionals 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tweed (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Health Services 3.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%, Food Retailing 2.9% and Education 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), 20,029 families were counted: of these, 45.6% were couple families without children, 35.8% were couple families with children, 17.5% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), 30,283 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tweed (A), 63.1% were separate houses, 15.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 12.7% were flats, units or apartments and 8.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), 48.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.8% were being purchased and 26.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 41.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Tweed (A), 65.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.6% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.