4868

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 16,031 people were counted in 4868: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 8.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 4868 there were 3,804 children aged 0-14 years and 2,584 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, 14,157 people were Australian citizens, 2,685 were born overseas and 540 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, 49.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.1% were separated or divorced, 3.9% were widowed and 34.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, 77.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 4868 were England 3.5%, New Zealand 2.9%, Papua New Guinea 1.1%, Philippines 1.1% and Italy 0.8%.

Of all people counted in 4868 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.1%, Anglican 20.7%, No Religion 14.8%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.4%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.9%, Japanese 0.8%, Hmong 0.6% and Cantonese 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 8,271 people aged 15 years and over in 4868 were in the labour force. Of these 60.4% worked full-time, 29.8% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.3% were unemployed. 3,407 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.8%, Associate Professionals 8.0%, Professionals 7.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 4868, the most common responses for industry of employment included Personal and Household Good Retailing 5.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.5%, Business Services 4.3%, Food Retailing 4.2% and Education 3.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, 4,187 families were counted: of these, 32.8% were couple families without children, 46.8% were couple families with children, 18.6% 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 4868, 5,945 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 4868, 74.4% were separate houses, 6.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.7% were flats, units or apartments and 6.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, 28.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.2% were being purchased and 37.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 43.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 45.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 4868, 69.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.3% were group households.