2541

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 23,883 people were counted in 2541: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 6.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2541 there were 5,523 children aged 0-14 years and 5,966 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, 21,749 people were Australian citizens, 2,706 were born overseas and 63 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, 49.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.7% were separated or divorced, 8.3% were widowed and 28.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, 82.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2541 were England 4.9%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in 2541 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.8%, Catholic 22.0%, No Religion 12.4%, Presbyterian & Reformed 6.7% and Uniting Church 6.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,746 people aged 15 years and over in 2541 were in the labour force. Of these 53.7% worked full-time, 32.5% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.8% were unemployed. 7,823 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.7%, Professionals 6.8%, Associate Professionals 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2541, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6%, Food Retailing 3.5%, Business Services 3.2% and Education 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, 6,420 families were counted: of these, 37.1% were couple families without children, 40.9% were couple families with children, 20.6% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, 9,232 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2541, 83.2% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.1% were flats, units or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, 37.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.4% were being purchased and 33.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 32.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2541, 68.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.