Shark Bay (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,027 people were counted in Shark Bay (S): of these 53.2% were male and 46.8% were female. Of the total population 5.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S) there were 247 children aged 0-14 years and 891 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), 1,806 people were Australian citizens, 343 were born overseas and 128 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), 68.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 4.3% were widowed and 17.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), 76.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Shark Bay (S) were England 8.2%, New Zealand 1.5%, Italy 1.0%, Scotland 0.9% and Netherlands 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Shark Bay (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.1%, Catholic 20.7%, No Religion 16.9%, Uniting Church 7.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.0%, German 0.5%, French 0.3%, Greek 0.2% and Irish 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 835 people aged 15 years and over in Shark Bay (S) were in the labour force. Of these 52.0% worked full-time, 38.8% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.1% were unemployed. 851 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), the most common responses for occupation were Associate Professionals 6.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.3%, Managers and Administrators 5.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.8%, Professionals 4.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Shark Bay (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.8%, Agriculture 2.6%, Other Mining 2.6%, Construction Trade Services 2.4% and Government Administration 2.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), 224 families were counted: of these, 54.9% were couple families without children, 39.3% were couple families with children, 5.8% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), 809 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Shark Bay (S), 33.0% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats, units or apartments and 56.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), 48.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 7.5% were being purchased and 22.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 17.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 71.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Shark Bay (S), 27.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 12.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.