3148

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 12,253 people were counted in 3148: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 3148 there were 1,972 children aged 0-14 years and 3,037 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, 10,251 people were Australian citizens, 4,035 were born overseas and 127 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, 47.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.6% were separated or divorced, 7.7% were widowed and 35.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, 60.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 3148 were Greece 4.0%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.6%, England 2.1%, Italy 2.1% and Sri Lanka 1.6%.

Of all people counted in 3148 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.9%, No Religion 16.6%, Anglican 12.8%, Orthodox 11.3% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 9.3%, Italian 3.5%, Cantonese 3.3%, Mandarin 2.4% and Indonesian 1.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 61.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,917 people aged 15 years and over in 3148 were in the labour force. Of these 62.6% worked full-time, 28.4% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.9% were unemployed. 3,849 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.0%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 3148, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.7%, Education 4.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9%, Health Services 3.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, 3,283 families were counted: of these, 37.6% were couple families without children, 42.0% were couple families with children, 16.2% were one parent families and 4.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, 4,944 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 3148, 76.0% were separate houses, 14.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, 43.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.0% were being purchased and 26.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 48.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 3148, 65.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.2% were single (or lone) person households and 6.3% were group households.