4217

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 38,579 people were counted in 4217: of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 4217 there were 4,874 children aged 0-14 years and 11,957 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, 28,124 people were Australian citizens, 11,046 were born overseas and 7,686 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, 49.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.3% were separated or divorced, 6.5% were widowed and 32.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, 56.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 4217 were New Zealand 6.4%, England 4.7%, Japan 1.7%, Italy 1.2% and Poland 1.1%.

Of all people counted in 4217 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 23.0%, Anglican 21.3%, No Religion 13.7%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Japanese 1.9%, Italian 1.6%, Cantonese 0.9%, Mandarin 0.8% and Greek 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 72% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 17,748 people aged 15 years and over in 4217 were in the labour force. Of these 55.4% worked full-time, 33.9% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.1% were unemployed. 11,254 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, the most common responses for occupation were Associate Professionals 8.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Professionals 8.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Managers and Administrators 5.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.5%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 4217, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.7%, Business Services 4.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.2%, Health Services 3.0% and Property Services 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, 7,065 families were counted: of these, 53.2% were couple families without children, 31.3% were couple families with children, 13.2% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, 17,624 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 4217, 26.8% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 60.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, 31.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 11.7% were being purchased and 35.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 38.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 57.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 4217, 39.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.2% were single (or lone) person households and 7.9% were group households.