Calliope (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 14,860 people were counted in Calliope (S): of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Of the total population 2.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S) there were 3,751 children aged 0-14 years and 2,800 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), 13,624 people were Australian citizens, 1,774 were born overseas and 231 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), 60.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.5% were separated or divorced, 4.1% were widowed and 25.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), 83.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Calliope (S) were England 3.6%, New Zealand 3.0%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.6% and South Africa 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Calliope (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 25.7%, Catholic 19.8%, No Religion 18.3%, Uniting Church 7.7% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.4%, Russian 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.2%, French 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 6,885 people aged 15 years and over in Calliope (S) were in the labour force. Of these 61.9% worked full-time, 27.6% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 3,898 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 9.7%, Professionals 6.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Associate Professionals 6.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Managers and Administrators 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Calliope (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Product Manufacturing 10.2%, Education 4.1%, Business Services 3.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0% and Construction Trade Services 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), 3,945 families were counted: of these, 35.7% were couple families without children, 52.7% were couple families with children, 11.0% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), 5,218 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Calliope (S), 85.9% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats, units or apartments and 6.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), 38.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 32.7% were being purchased and 21.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 56.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Calliope (S), 75.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.