Boroondara (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 148,532 people were counted in Boroondara (C): of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Of the total population 0.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C) there were 26,775 children aged 0-14 years and 35,046 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), 129,388 people were Australian citizens, 36,319 were born overseas and 1,701 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), 49.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.7% were separated or divorced, 7.0% were widowed and 36.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), 70.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Boroondara (C) were England 3.4%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 1.7%, New Zealand 1.6%, Malaysia 1.6% and Greece 1.4%.

Of all people counted in Boroondara (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.7%, No Religion 19.1%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Orthodox 4.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 3.2%, Cantonese 2.8%, Mandarin 2.3%, Italian 2.3% and Indonesian 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 77.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 76,285 people aged 15 years and over in Boroondara (C) were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 32.3% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 40,755 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 21.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Managers and Administrators 7.9%, Associate Professionals 7.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.8%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.7% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Boroondara (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 11.1%, Health Services 6.2%, Education 5.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), 37,578 families were counted: of these, 33.6% were couple families without children, 51.2% were couple families with children, 12.0% were one parent families and 3.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), 57,330 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Boroondara (C), 64.0% were separate houses, 15.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), 47.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.4% were being purchased and 24.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 61.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Boroondara (C), 65.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.4% were single (or lone) person households and 5.7% were group households.