Dalby (T)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,693 people were counted in Dalby (T): of these 50.3% were male and 49.7% were female. Of the total population 5.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T) there were 2,297 children aged 0-14 years and 2,107 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), 9,026 people were Australian citizens, 466 were born overseas and 38 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), 53.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.9% were separated or divorced, 7.1% were widowed and 30.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), 90.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Dalby (T) were England 1.3%, New Zealand 0.9%, South Africa 0.4%, Scotland 0.3% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Dalby (T) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.0%, Anglican 25.7%, Presbyterian & Reformed 9.1%, No Religion 7.0% and Uniting Church 6.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1%, Afrikaans 0.1%, Hindi 0.1% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,541 people aged 15 years and over in Dalby (T) were in the labour force. Of these 62.0% worked full-time, 28.6% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.9% were unemployed. 2,531 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.1%, Professionals 7.4%, Associate Professionals 6.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.5%, Managers and Administrators 4.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dalby (T), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.7%, Food Retailing 4.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6%, Business Services 3.5% and Agriculture 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), 2,494 families were counted: of these, 37.7% were couple families without children, 45.9% were couple families with children, 15.0% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), 3,569 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Dalby (T), 87.6% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), 38.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.4% were being purchased and 29.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 43.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Dalby (T), 69.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.7% were group households.