Hervey Bay (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 44,824 people were counted in Hervey Bay (C): of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 2.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C) there were 8,512 children aged 0-14 years and 16,009 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), 40,532 people were Australian citizens, 6,804 were born overseas and 1,135 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), 58.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.8% were separated or divorced, 7.4% were widowed and 21.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), 79.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hervey Bay (C) were England 5.9%, New Zealand 2.4%, Germany 0.9%, Netherlands 0.9% and Scotland 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Hervey Bay (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 26.1%, Catholic 18.2%, No Religion 15.3%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.6%, Netherlandic 0.4%, Italian 0.3%, French 0.2% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 15,297 people aged 15 years and over in Hervey Bay (C) were in the labour force. Of these 47.6% worked full-time, 34.2% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 15.0% were unemployed. 19,311 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Professionals 5.1%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.6%, Managers and Administrators 2.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hervey Bay (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%, Education 3.2%, Food Retailing 2.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.7% and Health Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), 11,962 families were counted: of these, 49.1% were couple families without children, 33.7% were couple families with children, 16.0% 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 Hervey Bay (C), 18,312 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hervey Bay (C), 78.1% were separate houses, 3.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.3% were flats, units or apartments and 9.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), 46.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.1% were being purchased and 26.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 49.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hervey Bay (C), 64.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.