Flinders (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,151 people were counted in Flinders (S): of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Of the total population 7.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S) there were 508 children aged 0-14 years and 469 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), 1,966 people were Australian citizens, 99 were born overseas and 38 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), 55.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.1% were separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 28.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), 88.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Flinders (S) were New Zealand 2.1%, England 0.7%, United States of America 0.2%, Papua New Guinea 0.1% and Wales 0.1%.

Of all people counted in Flinders (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.1%, Catholic 30.0%, Uniting Church 9.3%, No Religion 7.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Netherlandic 0.1%, Italian 0.1%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1% and Cantonese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,089 people aged 15 years and over in Flinders (S) were in the labour force. Of these 71.5% worked full-time, 23.1% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.9% were unemployed. 471 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 15.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 10.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 8.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Professionals 5.1%, Associate Professionals 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Flinders (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 20.5%, Rail Transport 5.2%, Government Administration 3.7%, Education 3.7% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), 542 families were counted: of these, 39.5% were couple families without children, 47.0% were couple families with children, 12.0% 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 Flinders (S), 799 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Flinders (S), 89.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats, units or apartments and 8.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), 50.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 11.5% were being purchased and 23.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 7.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 77.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Flinders (S), 67.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.