Redland (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 113,811 people were counted in Redland (S): of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S) there were 25,852 children aged 0-14 years and 23,684 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), 101,735 people were Australian citizens, 22,622 were born overseas and 790 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), 56.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.4% were separated or divorced, 5.4% were widowed and 26.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), 76.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Redland (S) were England 6.3%, New Zealand 4.8%, Scotland 1.0%, South Africa 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Redland (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 23.2%, No Religion 14.9%, Uniting Church 9.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.5%, Italian 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Cantonese 0.2% and Polish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 55,715 people aged 15 years and over in Redland (S) were in the labour force. Of these 59.1% worked full-time, 31.1% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.0% were unemployed. 30,045 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.2%, Professionals 8.1%, Associate Professionals 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.0%, Managers and Administrators 4.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Redland (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1%, Education 3.8%, Health Services 3.7% and Food Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), 32,096 families were counted: of these, 35.7% were couple families without children, 49.2% were couple families with children, 14.1% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), 40,895 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Redland (S), 85.8% were separate houses, 9.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), 38.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.9% were being purchased and 22.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 45.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Redland (S), 77.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.