Torres (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,670 people were counted in Torres (S): of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Of the total population 73.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S) there were 3,321 children aged 0-14 years and 1,127 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), 9,015 people were Australian citizens, 293 were born overseas and 28 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), 36.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.3% were separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 51.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), 90.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Torres (S) were Papua New Guinea 0.6%, New Zealand 0.6%, England 0.6%, Netherlands 0.1% and Scotland 0.1%.

Of all people counted in Torres (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 43.8%, Pentecostal 14.5%, Catholic 10.0%, No Religion 4.9% and Uniting Church 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Kalaw Lagaw Ya (Kalaw Kawa Ya) 7.0%, Torres Strait Creole (Broken) 5.1%, Meryam Mir 1.0%, Mauritian Creole 0.7% and Papuan Languages 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 28.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,796 people aged 15 years and over in Torres (S) were in the labour force. Of these 48.9% worked full-time, 41.7% worked part-time, 4.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.8% were unemployed. 1,974 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 16.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.3%, Professionals 7.8%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4%, Managers and Administrators 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Torres (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 29.3%, Education 5.4%, Health Services 2.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.0% and Food Retailing 1.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), 1,864 families were counted: of these, 17.9% were couple families without children, 53.3% were couple families with children, 26.4% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), 2,382 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Torres (S), 71.5% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.0% were flats, units or apartments and 10.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), 9.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 1.7% were being purchased and 65.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 86.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Torres (S), 69.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.