Walkerville (M)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,765 people were counted in Walkerville (M): of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M) there were 1,031 children aged 0-14 years and 2,220 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), 6,153 people were Australian citizens, 1,409 were born overseas and 83 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), 52.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.2% were separated or divorced, 9.3% were widowed and 29.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), 74.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Walkerville (M) were England 6.0%, Italy 2.0%, New Zealand 1.1%, Greece 1.0% and Scotland 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Walkerville (M) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 25.8%, Catholic 21.2%, No Religion 16.9%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Orthodox 4.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 2.8%, Greek 2.4%, Cantonese 0.7%, German 0.6% and Mandarin 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,176 people aged 15 years and over in Walkerville (M) were in the labour force. Of these 58.2% worked full-time, 34.4% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 2,304 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 18.6%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Managers and Administrators 6.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.9%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.7% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Walkerville (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 8.3%, Business Services 7.0%, Education 5.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.9% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), 1,760 families were counted: of these, 44.4% were couple families without children, 42.8% were couple families with children, 10.6% 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 Walkerville (M), 2,836 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Walkerville (M), 68.9% were separate houses, 9.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), 50.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.7% were being purchased and 25.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 23.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Walkerville (M), 61.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.9% were group households.