4350

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 91,757 people were counted in 4350: of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Of the total population 2.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 4350 there were 19,694 children aged 0-14 years and 20,200 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, 85,021 people were Australian citizens, 7,812 were born overseas and 560 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, 49.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.6% were separated or divorced, 7.2% were widowed and 33.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, 86.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 4350 were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.4%, Netherlands 0.3% and South Africa 0.3%.

Of all people counted in 4350 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.2%, Anglican 24.3%, No Religion 9.2%, Uniting Church 8.3% and Lutheran 5.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Mandarin 0.3%, Cantonese 0.2%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.1% and Netherlandic 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 42,429 people aged 15 years and over in 4350 were in the labour force. Of these 58.3% worked full-time, 31.3% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 26,963 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.2%, Associate Professionals 6.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.0%, Managers and Administrators 3.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 4350, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.8%, Health Services 5.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1%, Food Retailing 3.3% and Business Services 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, 23,480 families were counted: of these, 36.8% were couple families without children, 44.1% were couple families with children, 16.9% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, 34,517 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 4350, 82.4% were separate houses, 4.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, 37.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.4% were being purchased and 31.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 49.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 4350, 67.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.6% were single (or lone) person households and 4.6% were group households.