Chinchilla (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,610 people were counted in Chinchilla (S): of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S) there were 1,375 children aged 0-14 years and 1,413 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), 5,379 people were Australian citizens, 209 were born overseas and 17 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), 58.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.9% were separated or divorced, 7.5% were widowed and 25.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), 92.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Chinchilla (S) were England 1.2%, New Zealand 0.6%, Philippines 0.3%, Germany 0.2% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Chinchilla (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 25.6%, Catholic 20.8%, Uniting Church 10.3%, Presbyterian & Reformed 8.0% and No Religion 7.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Maori (Cook Island) 0.1% and Italian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,509 people aged 15 years and over in Chinchilla (S) were in the labour force. Of these 61.5% worked full-time, 27.0% worked part-time, 4.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.5% were unemployed. 1,570 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 13.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.6%, Professionals 5.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.0%, Associate Professionals 4.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Chinchilla (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 13.6%, Education 5.1%, Food Retailing 2.9%, Health Services 2.9% and Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), 1,512 families were counted: of these, 40.9% were couple families without children, 46.0% were couple families with children, 12.1% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), 2,126 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Chinchilla (S), 93.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), 51.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.3% were being purchased and 21.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 21.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 74.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Chinchilla (S), 70.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.