4811

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,098 people were counted in 4811: of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Of the total population 7.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 4811 there were 1,673 children aged 0-14 years and 1,716 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, 7,905 people were Australian citizens, 829 were born overseas and 243 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, 44.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.2% were separated or divorced, 3.9% were widowed and 41.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, 85.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 4811 were England 2.3%, New Zealand 1.4%, United States of America 0.5%, Scotland 0.4% and Philippines 0.4%.

Of all people counted in 4811 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.8%, Anglican 20.8%, No Religion 13.6%, Uniting Church 9.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.4%, Cantonese 0.2%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2%, Swedish 0.2% and German 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,057 people aged 15 years and over in 4811 were in the labour force. Of these 54.1% worked full-time, 32.1% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.8% were unemployed. 3,060 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.8%, Professionals 5.6%, Associate Professionals 5.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.0%, Managers and Administrators 2.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 4811, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 3.7%, Food Retailing 3.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1%, Health Services 3.1% and Business Services 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, 1,995 families were counted: of these, 33.5% were couple families without children, 47.5% were couple families with children, 17.4% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, 2,859 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 4811, 85.5% were separate houses, 1.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.2% were flats, units or apartments and 8.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, 38.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.7% were being purchased and 25.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 4811, 68.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.7% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.