Murrindindi (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 13,060 people were counted in Murrindindi (S): of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S) there were 2,920 children aged 0-14 years and 3,211 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), 11,777 people were Australian citizens, 1,497 were born overseas and 49 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), 54.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.8% were separated or divorced, 6.2% were widowed and 27.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), 81.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Murrindindi (S) were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.0%, Germany 0.8%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Murrindindi (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 24.7%, Anglican 21.4%, Catholic 18.9%, Uniting Church 7.7% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.6%, German 0.5%, Greek 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3% and Mandarin 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 6,033 people aged 15 years and over in Murrindindi (S) were in the labour force. Of these 56.7% worked full-time, 34.3% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 3,525 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 8.4%, Professionals 8.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.7%, Associate Professionals 6.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Murrindindi (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 6.3%, Education 5.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.5%, Health Services 3.4% and Food Retailing 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), 3,487 families were counted: of these, 43.3% were couple families without children, 43.0% were couple families with children, 12.6% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), 5,093 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Murrindindi (S), 91.9% were separate houses, 1.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 3.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), 45.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.2% were being purchased and 14.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 25.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 66.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Murrindindi (S), 68.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.