3740

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,002 people were counted in 3740: of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 3740 there were 264 children aged 0-14 years and 224 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, 918 people were Australian citizens, 136 were born overseas and 31 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, 54.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 28.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, 81.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 3740 were England 4.2%, Italy 2.2%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 0.9% and Germany 0.8%.

Of all people counted in 3740 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 27.0%, Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 18.1%, Uniting Church 11.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 3.3%, German 0.8%, Croatian 0.7%, Netherlandic 0.5% and Lithuanian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 466 people aged 15 years and over in 3740 were in the labour force. Of these 51.3% worked full-time, 39.3% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 250 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, the most common responses for occupation were Associate Professionals 10.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.6%, Professionals 7.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Managers and Administrators 6.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 3740, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 14.6%, Agriculture 4.4%, Education 3.3%, Health Services 2.7% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, 233 families were counted: of these, 44.2% were couple families without children, 43.8% were couple families with children, 10.3% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, 345 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 3740, 82.3% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats, units or apartments and 9.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, 46.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.3% were being purchased and 21.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 68.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 3740, 67.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.