4487

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,855 people were counted in 4487: of these 52.9% were male and 47.1% were female. Of the total population 12.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 4487 there were 949 children aged 0-14 years and 684 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, 3,576 people were Australian citizens, 194 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, 55.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.1% were separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 30.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, 88.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 4487 were New Zealand 1.2%, England 1.0%, Scotland 0.3%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in 4487 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 34.9%, Catholic 30.0%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.1%, No Religion 6.7% and Uniting Church 6.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, German 0.1%, Tamil 0.1% and Italian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,040 people aged 15 years and over in 4487 were in the labour force. Of these 66.2% worked full-time, 27.0% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.9% were unemployed. 753 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 12.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 11.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.7%, Professionals 6.6%, Associate Professionals 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 4487, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 18.8%, Education 4.3%, Health Services 3.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3% and Government Administration 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, 948 families were counted: of these, 34.9% were couple families without children, 53.3% were couple families with children, 10.7% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, 1,380 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 4487, 81.1% were separate houses, 2.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% were flats, units or apartments and 10.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, 34.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.1% were being purchased and 30.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 11.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 4487, 67.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.2% were single (or lone) person households and 3.6% were group households.