3183

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 17,148 people were counted in 3183: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 3183 there were 2,497 children aged 0-14 years and 3,294 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, 13,274 people were Australian citizens, 5,486 were born overseas and 243 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, 34.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.6% were separated or divorced, 5.4% were widowed and 49.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, 55.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 3183 were England 3.6%, Poland 2.3%, New Zealand 2.1%, Ukraine 1.8% and Russian Federation 1.6%.

Of all people counted in 3183 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Judaism 21.0%, No Religion 19.8%, Catholic 16.2%, Anglican 7.9% and Orthodox 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Russian 4.9%, Yiddish 2.8%, Hebrew 2.5%, Greek 2.3% and Italian 1.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 62.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,124 people aged 15 years and over in 3183 were in the labour force. Of these 63.2% worked full-time, 27.9% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 3,906 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 19.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Managers and Administrators 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.6%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.0% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 3183, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 10.7%, Education 5.2%, Health Services 4.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, 3,470 families were counted: of these, 47.3% were couple families without children, 33.5% were couple families with children, 14.9% 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 3183, 8,426 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 3183, 23.1% were separate houses, 10.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 64.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, 24.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.7% were being purchased and 43.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 66.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 3183, 40.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 36.3% were single (or lone) person households and 9.9% were group households.