4224

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,753 people were counted in 4224: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 4224 there were 870 children aged 0-14 years and 1,979 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, 5,140 people were Australian citizens, 891 were born overseas and 53 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, 48.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.8% were separated or divorced, 8.7% were widowed and 28.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, 78.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 4224 were England 4.8%, New Zealand 3.7%, Scotland 0.9%, Netherlands 0.5% and Germany 0.4%.

Of all people counted in 4224 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.4%, Anglican 26.2%, No Religion 15.3%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.5%, German 0.3%, Greek 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.2% and Japanese 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,476 people aged 15 years and over in 4224 were in the labour force. Of these 51.5% worked full-time, 34.5% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.0% were unemployed. 2,153 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.3%, Professionals 5.9%, Associate Professionals 5.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.1%, Managers and Administrators 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 4224, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.7%, Health Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5%, Business Services 3.1% and Construction Trade Services 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, 1,420 families were counted: of these, 44.7% were couple families without children, 32.7% were couple families with children, 20.8% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, 2,436 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 4224, 51.9% were separate houses, 13.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 32.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, 37.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.4% were being purchased and 34.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 48.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 4224, 57.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.6% were single (or lone) person households and 5.4% were group households.