2539

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 15,137 people were counted in 2539: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 1.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2539 there were 2,999 children aged 0-14 years and 5,514 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, 14,156 people were Australian citizens, 1,777 were born overseas and 44 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, 59.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.7% were separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 20.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, 84.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2539 were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.0%, Scotland 0.8%, Italy 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

Of all people counted in 2539 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.9%, Catholic 24.7%, No Religion 13.8%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.9%, German 0.3%, Cantonese 0.2%, Greek 0.2% and French 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,326 people aged 15 years and over in 2539 were in the labour force. Of these 46.2% worked full-time, 38.0% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.8% were unemployed. 6,462 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.2%, Associate Professionals 5.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Professionals 5.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2%, Managers and Administrators 2.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2539, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8%, Food Retailing 3.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%, Education 2.8% and Construction Trade Services 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, 4,431 families were counted: of these, 50.3% were couple families without children, 33.7% were couple families with children, 15.1% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, 6,466 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2539, 88.7% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.1% were flats, units or apartments and 4.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, 57.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.3% were being purchased and 19.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 46.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2539, 67.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.