Walgett (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 8,279 people were counted in Walgett (A): of these 56.3% were male and 43.7% were female. Of the total population 21.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A) there were 1,761 children aged 0-14 years and 2,017 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), 7,204 people were Australian citizens, 927 were born overseas and 31 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), 43.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.2% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 35.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), 78.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Walgett (A) were England 1.9%, New Zealand 1.3%, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 1.3%, Germany 0.8% and Croatia 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Walgett (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 36.1%, Catholic 24.1%, No Religion 9.9%, Presbyterian & Reformed 6.1% and Uniting Church 2.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Serbian 0.8%, Croatian 0.7%, German 0.6%, Swedish 0.4% and Italian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,485 people aged 15 years and over in Walgett (A) were in the labour force. Of these 56.3% worked full-time, 26.7% worked part-time, 4.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.9% were unemployed. 2,477 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 9.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.6%, Professionals 5.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.7%, Associate Professionals 3.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Walgett (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 11.7%, Education 4.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%, Government Administration 2.5% and Health Services 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), 1,873 families were counted: of these, 37.7% were couple families without children, 41.6% were couple families with children, 17.6% were one parent families and 3.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), 3,451 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Walgett (A), 75.1% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.8% were flats, units or apartments and 18.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), 44.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 7.4% were being purchased and 24.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 7.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 76.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Walgett (A), 52.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.8% were group households.