Murweh (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,962 people were counted in Murweh (S): of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Of the total population 8.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S) there were 1,145 children aged 0-14 years and 1,161 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), 4,688 people were Australian citizens, 231 were born overseas and 14 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), 51.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.7% were separated or divorced, 7.7% were widowed and 32.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), 91.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Murweh (S) were New Zealand 1.8%, England 1.1%, Netherlands 0.2%, Scotland 0.2% and Germany 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Murweh (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 34.5%, Anglican 32.9%, No Religion 7.5%, Presbyterian & Reformed 6.0% and Uniting Church 4.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Greek 0.1%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1% and Spanish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,548 people aged 15 years and over in Murweh (S) were in the labour force. Of these 67.0% worked full-time, 24.1% worked part-time, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.4% were unemployed. 1,131 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 11.8%, Managers and Administrators 9.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.0%, Professionals 8.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.9%, Associate Professionals 7.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Murweh (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 12.7%, Health Services 5.4%, Education 4.6%, Government Administration 3.9% and Food Retailing 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), 1,208 families were counted: of these, 35.3% were couple families without children, 49.0% were couple families with children, 13.6% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), 1,880 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Murweh (S), 83.5% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 8.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), 44.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.7% were being purchased and 25.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 18.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 70.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Murweh (S), 63.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.