2109

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,260 people were counted in 2109: of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2109 there were 79 children aged 0-14 years and 58 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, 836 people were Australian citizens, 539 were born overseas and 232 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, 24.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.0% were separated or divorced, 0.9% were widowed and 68.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, 50.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2109 were Hong Kong (SAR of China) 8.3%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 4.5%, England 2.8%, Malaysia 2.2% and United States of America 2.1%.

Of all people counted in 2109 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 23.9%, Catholic 19.5%, Anglican 12.7%, Buddhism 4.8% and Uniting Church 4.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 10.9%, Mandarin 4.9%, Korean 1.8%, Japanese 1.6% and Indonesian 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 59.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 691 people aged 15 years and over in 2109 were in the labour force. Of these 51.2% worked full-time, 34.9% worked part-time, 1.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.6% were unemployed. 419 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 14.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.1%, Associate Professionals 7.0%, Managers and Administrators 6.0%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.9% and Labourers and Related Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2109, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.7%, Education 6.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 5.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9% and Machinery and Motor Vehicle Wholesaling 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, 153 families were counted: of these, 43.8% were couple families without children, 32.0% were couple families with children, 18.3% were one parent families and 5.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, 365 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2109, 0.8% were separate houses, 96.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, 10.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.4% were being purchased and 56.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 40.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2109, 41.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.5% were single (or lone) person households and 20.5% were group households.