2578

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,933 people were counted in 2578: of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2578 there were 378 children aged 0-14 years and 698 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, 1,764 people were Australian citizens, 337 were born overseas and 13 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, 54.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.1% were separated or divorced, 8.1% were widowed and 23.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, 79.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2578 were England 8.4%, New Zealand 1.5%, Germany 0.9%, Scotland 0.8% and Netherlands 0.6%.

Of all people counted in 2578 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 32.7%, Catholic 20.5%, No Religion 15.7%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.8%, Italian 0.5%, Cantonese 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.3% and Hungarian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 761 people aged 15 years and over in 2578 were in the labour force. Of these 51.8% worked full-time, 40.6% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.3% were unemployed. 767 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 8.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.5%, Associate Professionals 6.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 3.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2578, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 5.3%, Business Services 4.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9%, Education 3.9% and Construction Trade Services 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, 541 families were counted: of these, 48.8% were couple families without children, 35.9% were couple families with children, 14.8% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, 786 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2578, 93.5% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.7% were flats, units or apartments and 2.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, 55.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.9% were being purchased and 15.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 63.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2578, 68.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.