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Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 24,956 people were counted in 2229: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2229 there were 4,659 children aged 0-14 years and 6,822 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, 22,765 people were Australian citizens, 3,954 were born overseas and 95 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, 54.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.4% were separated or divorced, 7.6% were widowed and 28.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, 79.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2229 were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.8%, Greece 0.7%, Italy 0.7% and Scotland 0.6%.

Of all people counted in 2229 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.7%, Anglican 29.8%, No Religion 10.1%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 2.1%, Italian 1.2%, Cantonese 0.7%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.6% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 12,691 people aged 15 years and over in 2229 were in the labour force. Of these 62.5% worked full-time, 31.8% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.1% were unemployed. 6,876 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.7%, Associate Professionals 7.6%, Managers and Administrators 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 4.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2% and Labourers and Related Workers 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2229, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.2%, Education 4.3%, Health Services 4.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1% and Construction Trade Services 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, 7,013 families were counted: of these, 37.3% were couple families without children, 48.0% were couple families with children, 13.1% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, 9,441 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2229, 66.4% were separate houses, 16.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 16.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, 52.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.9% were being purchased and 19.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 51.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 18.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2229, 73.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.