Cook (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,409 people were counted in Cook (S): of these 55.7% were male and 44.3% were female. Of the total population 30.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S) there were 2,180 children aged 0-14 years and 1,676 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), 8,622 people were Australian citizens, 835 were born overseas and 290 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), 45.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.5% were separated or divorced, 4.2% were widowed and 40.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), 85.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Cook (S) were England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, Germany 0.6%, Papua New Guinea 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Cook (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 20.8%, No Religion 17.0%, Catholic 16.2%, Uniting Church 10.8% and Lutheran 9.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Guugu Yimidhirr 5.2%, Tok Pisin 0.8%, German 0.5%, Wik-Mungkan 0.3% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,420 people aged 15 years and over in Cook (S) were in the labour force. Of these 51.4% worked full-time, 38.4% worked part-time, 3.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.5% were unemployed. 2,048 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 11.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.2%, Professionals 7.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Associate Professionals 6.0%, Managers and Administrators 4.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cook (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 11.9%, Metal Ore Mining 6.1%, Education 4.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9% and Health Services 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), 1,826 families were counted: of these, 32.1% were couple families without children, 45.1% were couple families with children, 19.4% were one parent families and 3.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), 3,222 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Cook (S), 63.4% were separate houses, 4.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats, units or apartments and 25.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), 22.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 6.7% were being purchased and 46.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 11.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 83.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Cook (S), 53.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.