Cloncurry (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,797 people were counted in Cloncurry (S): of these 64.3% were male and 35.7% were female. Of the total population 16.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S) there were 917 children aged 0-14 years and 687 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), 3,921 people were Australian citizens, 350 were born overseas and 33 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), 46.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.4% were separated or divorced, 3.2% were widowed and 38.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), 76.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Cloncurry (S) were New Zealand 2.1%, England 1.9%, Papua New Guinea 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3% and Scotland 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Cloncurry (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.1%, Anglican 21.2%, No Religion 11.3%, Uniting Church 7.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.2%, German 0.2%, Sinhalese 0.2%, Tamil 0.1% and Danish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,532 people aged 15 years and over in Cloncurry (S) were in the labour force. Of these 75.8% worked full-time, 18.3% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.0% were unemployed. 717 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 12.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 10.5%, Associate Professionals 9.5%, Professionals 7.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Managers and Administrators 5.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cloncurry (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 9.1%, Agriculture 7.0%, General Construction 3.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4% and Rail Transport 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), 718 families were counted: of these, 32.0% were couple families without children, 49.4% were couple families with children, 16.0% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), 1,204 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Cloncurry (S), 70.3% were separate houses, 3.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.9% were flats, units or apartments and 6.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), 28.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.5% were being purchased and 40.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 9.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 74.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Cloncurry (S), 58.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.0% were single (or lone) person households and 4.2% were group households.