Etheridge (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,431 people were counted in Etheridge (S): of these 59.3% were male and 40.7% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S) there were 240 children aged 0-14 years and 475 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), 1,328 people were Australian citizens, 149 were born overseas and 51 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), 63.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.2% were separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 21.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), 85.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Etheridge (S) were England 3.6%, New Zealand 2.4%, Germany 1.2%, Scotland 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Etheridge (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 28.2%, Catholic 25.1%, No Religion 13.6%, Uniting Church 9.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 6.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.7%, Italian 0.5%, Vietnamese 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.2% and Papuan Languages 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 717 people aged 15 years and over in Etheridge (S) were in the labour force. Of these 69.5% worked full-time, 22.3% worked part-time, 5.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. 449 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 13.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 10.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 8.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.6%, Associate Professionals 5.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.8%, Professionals 4.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Etheridge (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 19.8%, Metal Ore Mining 6.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.0%, Government Administration 3.5% and General Construction 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), 241 families were counted: of these, 44.8% were couple families without children, 47.7% were couple families with children, 6.2% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), 496 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Etheridge (S), 58.3% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats, units or apartments and 38.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), 54.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 6.9% were being purchased and 13.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 92.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Etheridge (S), 47.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.