Waverley (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 58,769 people were counted in Waverley (A): of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A) there were 8,168 children aged 0-14 years and 12,779 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), 44,438 people were Australian citizens, 21,998 were born overseas and 1,906 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), 38.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.0% were separated or divorced, 6.3% were widowed and 44.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), 51.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Waverley (A) were England 6.0%, South Africa 3.5%, New Zealand 3.5%, Ireland 1.4% and Hungary 1.3%.

Of all people counted in Waverley (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 22.9%, No Religion 16.9%, Judaism 16.1%, Anglican 13.5% and Orthodox 3.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Russian 3.2%, Italian 1.5%, Greek 1.4%, Hungarian 1.3% and Hebrew 1.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 70.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 32,773 people aged 15 years and over in Waverley (A) were in the labour force. Of these 65.8% worked full-time, 27.0% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.9% were unemployed. 13,039 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 19.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.3%, Associate Professionals 8.6%, Managers and Administrators 7.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.0% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Waverley (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 11.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%, Health Services 4.3%, Education 4.2% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), 13,591 families were counted: of these, 44.6% were couple families without children, 37.6% were couple families with children, 14.4% were one parent families and 3.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), 26,850 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Waverley (A), 17.9% were separate houses, 18.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 61.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), 32.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.0% were being purchased and 40.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 62.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Waverley (A), 50.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.5% were single (or lone) person households and 9.8% were group households.