Paroo (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,299 people were counted in Paroo (S): of these 53.1% were male and 46.9% were female. Of the total population 25.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S) there were 525 children aged 0-14 years and 582 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), 2,149 people were Australian citizens, 100 were born overseas and 15 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), 49.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.3% were separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 34.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), 90.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Paroo (S) were New Zealand 1.0%, England 1.0%, Germany 0.5%, United States of America 0.3% and Scotland 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Paroo (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 34.2%, Catholic 33.6%, No Religion 9.4%, Uniting Church 5.7% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.4%, Italian 0.1%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%, Afrikaans 0.1% and Japanese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,066 people aged 15 years and over in Paroo (S) were in the labour force. Of these 64.4% worked full-time, 24.4% worked part-time, 3.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.4% were unemployed. 658 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 12.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 9.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.5%, Associate Professionals 6.2%, Professionals 5.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Paroo (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 18.1%, Education 5.4%, Government Administration 4.6%, Health Services 3.7% and Food Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), 551 families were counted: of these, 38.5% were couple families without children, 43.4% were couple families with children, 16.2% were one parent families and 2.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), 895 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Paroo (S), 83.4% were separate houses, 1.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 11.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), 47.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 9.8% were being purchased and 26.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 3.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 79.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Paroo (S), 60.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.