2903

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 10,002 people were counted in 2903: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2903 there were 2,252 children aged 0-14 years and 1,354 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, 9,406 people were Australian citizens, 1,948 were born overseas and 35 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, 51.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.8% were separated or divorced, 2.8% were widowed and 33.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, 77.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2903 were England 4.6%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 1.0%, Italy 0.8% and Germany 0.7%.

Of all people counted in 2903 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 31.0%, Anglican 20.4%, No Religion 18.0%, Uniting Church 4.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.1%, Spanish 0.9%, Greek 0.8%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.7% and Croatian 0.5%. 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, 5,679 people aged 15 years and over in 2903 were in the labour force. Of these 60.7% worked full-time, 31.8% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.2% were unemployed. 1,951 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 14.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 13.4%, Associate Professionals 9.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.2%, Managers and Administrators 6.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2903, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 12.6%, Business Services 8.4%, Education 5.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.7% and Health Services 4.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, 2,798 families were counted: of these, 28.0% were couple families without children, 52.6% were couple families with children, 17.9% 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 2903, 3,512 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2903, 90.5% were separate houses, 6.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, 34.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 37.7% were being purchased and 24.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 26.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 48.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2903, 78.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.