2546

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 8,342 people were counted in 2546: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 4.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2546 there were 1,436 children aged 0-14 years and 3,413 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, 7,603 people were Australian citizens, 1,057 were born overseas and 33 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, 57.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.2% were separated or divorced, 9.2% were widowed and 20.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, 81.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2546 were England 5.5%, Germany 1.0%, Scotland 0.9%, New Zealand 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

Of all people counted in 2546 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.9%, Catholic 20.5%, No Religion 15.6%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.7%, Italian 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Maltese 0.2% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,816 people aged 15 years and over in 2546 were in the labour force. Of these 44.5% worked full-time, 40.2% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.7% were unemployed. 3,741 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, the most common responses for occupation were Associate Professionals 5.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Professionals 4.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2%, Managers and Administrators 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2546, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Food Retailing 2.9%, Education 2.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.5% and Construction Trade Services 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, 2,301 families were counted: of these, 55.4% were couple families without children, 31.0% were couple families with children, 12.7% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, 3,606 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2546, 81.3% were separate houses, 5.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.9% were flats, units or apartments and 6.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, 55.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.5% were being purchased and 21.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 40.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2546, 63.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.