3243

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 948 people were counted in 3243: of these 51.2% were male and 48.8% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 3243 there were 208 children aged 0-14 years and 249 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, 903 people were Australian citizens, 69 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, 64.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.3% were separated or divorced, 3.7% were widowed and 24.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, 88.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 3243 were England 3.4%, Italy 0.5%, Hungary 0.5%, Scotland 0.4% and New Zealand 0.3%.

Of all people counted in 3243 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.5%, Uniting Church 20.4%, Anglican 17.2%, No Religion 12.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 7.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.6%, Hungarian 0.4%, Gaelic (Scotland) 0.3%, Tongan 0.3% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 490 people aged 15 years and over in 3243 were in the labour force. Of these 61.2% worked full-time, 28.8% worked part-time, 4.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 223 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 21.9%, Professionals 9.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.8%, Associate Professionals 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 3243, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 21.9%, Health Services 5.3%, Education 4.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, 281 families were counted: of these, 45.9% were couple families without children, 44.8% were couple families with children, 8.2% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, 353 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 3243, 99.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, 58.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.7% were being purchased and 11.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 30.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 71.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 3243, 78.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.