Weddin (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,653 people were counted in Weddin (A): of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A) there were 771 children aged 0-14 years and 1,120 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), 3,493 people were Australian citizens, 183 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), 59.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.5% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 23.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), 90.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Weddin (A) were England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.5%, Scotland 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Weddin (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.2%, Catholic 27.7%, Presbyterian & Reformed 11.9%, Uniting Church 9.4% and No Religion 6.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1%, German 0.1%, Danish 0.1% and Tamil 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,555 people aged 15 years and over in Weddin (A) were in the labour force. Of these 62.5% worked full-time, 28.3% worked part-time, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.7% were unemployed. 1,262 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 17.0%, Professionals 6.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Associate Professionals 4.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Weddin (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 20.6%, Education 4.4%, Health Services 2.3%, Food Retailing 1.8% and Government Administration 1.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), 1,027 families were counted: of these, 44.4% were couple families without children, 43.7% were couple families with children, 10.4% 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 Weddin (A), 1,470 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Weddin (A), 93.2% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), 59.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.9% were being purchased and 15.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 18.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Weddin (A), 69.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.