Carpentaria (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,801 people were counted in Carpentaria (S): of these 52.3% were male and 47.7% were female. Of the total population 45.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S) there were 1,065 children aged 0-14 years and 1,264 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), 4,408 people were Australian citizens, 291 were born overseas and 43 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), 44.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.4% were separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 44.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), 86.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Carpentaria (S) were England 1.6%, New Zealand 0.8%, Germany 0.7%, Netherlands 0.6% and Philippines 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Carpentaria (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 47.6%, Catholic 12.4%, No Religion 10.4%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal, nec 3.0%, Wik-Mungkan 1.7%, German 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.2% and Italian 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,946 people aged 15 years and over in Carpentaria (S) were in the labour force. Of these 50.2% worked full-time, 40.8% worked part-time, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 1,497 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 17.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Professionals 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Associate Professionals 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 3.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Carpentaria (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 16.6%, Agriculture 5.7%, Education 3.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5% and Other Services 2.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), 820 families were counted: of these, 32.1% were couple families without children, 42.3% were couple families with children, 22.0% were one parent families and 3.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), 1,560 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Carpentaria (S), 50.7% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.0% were flats, units or apartments and 38.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), 34.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 5.3% were being purchased and 36.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 84.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Carpentaria (S), 45.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 12.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.