Melbourne (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 60,745 people were counted in Melbourne (C): of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C) there were 5,068 children aged 0-14 years and 9,666 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), 38,041 people were Australian citizens, 21,400 were born overseas and 7,039 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), 32.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.0% were separated or divorced, 3.6% were widowed and 55.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), 49.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Melbourne (C) were Malaysia 4.0%, Indonesia 3.7%, England 3.6%, New Zealand 2.3% and China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.0%.

Of all people counted in Melbourne (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 21.1%, Catholic 20.2%, Anglican 11.9%, Buddhism 6.2% and Uniting Church 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Mandarin 4.7%, Cantonese 4.7%, Indonesian 3.1%, Italian 1.8% and Vietnamese 1.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 57.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 31,669 people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne (C) were in the labour force. Of these 63.5% worked full-time, 27.4% worked part-time, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.8% were unemployed. 16,261 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 18.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.3%, Managers and Administrators 7.4%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.9%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.6% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Melbourne (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 10.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%, Health Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.8% and Education 3.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), 8,969 families were counted: of these, 49.8% were couple families without children, 23.0% were couple families with children, 13.5% were one parent families and 13.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), 23,948 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Melbourne (C), 5.6% were separate houses, 21.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 70.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), 18.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 11.4% were being purchased and 54.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 53.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Melbourne (C), 37.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 32.0% were single (or lone) person households and 14.1% were group households.