3959

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 830 people were counted in 3959: of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 3959 there were 189 children aged 0-14 years and 224 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, 742 people were Australian citizens, 83 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, 63.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.3% were separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 24.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, 83.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 3959 were England 3.5%, New Zealand 1.6%, Germany 0.8%, Scotland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in 3959 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 23.9%, No Religion 17.2%, Anglican 16.9%, Uniting Church 11.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.7%, Netherlandic 0.4%, Italian 0.4%, Japanese 0.4% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 373 people aged 15 years and over in 3959 were in the labour force. Of these 58.2% worked full-time, 34.6% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.8% were unemployed. 222 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 16.9%, Professionals 8.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.1%, Associate Professionals 5.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 3959, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 17.9%, Health Services 3.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Education 3.3% and Construction Trade Services 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, 216 families were counted: of these, 50.0% were couple families without children, 43.5% were couple families with children, 6.5% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, 337 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 3959, 97.6% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, 55.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.9% were being purchased and 7.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 25.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 83.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 3959, 65.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.