4875

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,350 people were counted in 4875: of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Of the total population 73.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 4875 there were 2,525 children aged 0-14 years and 746 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, 6,800 people were Australian citizens, 223 were born overseas and 26 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, 36.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.7% were separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 51.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, 90.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 4875 were Papua New Guinea 0.8%, New Zealand 0.6%, England 0.4%, Malaysia 0.1% and Austria 0.1%.

Of all people counted in 4875 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 43.3%, Pentecostal 14.1%, Catholic 11.5%, No Religion 4.6% and Uniting Church 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Kalaw Lagaw Ya (Kalaw Kawa Ya) 8.4%, Torres Strait Creole (Broken) 5.7%, Meryam Mir 1.3%, Mauritian Creole 0.9% and Papuan Languages 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 28.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,928 people aged 15 years and over in 4875 were in the labour force. Of these 51.2% worked full-time, 39.4% worked part-time, 4.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.7% were unemployed. 1,438 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 16.4%, Professionals 8.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.2%, Associate Professionals 6.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5%, Managers and Administrators 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 4875, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 28.3%, Education 5.8%, Health Services 3.1%, Food Retailing 2.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 1.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, 1,453 families were counted: of these, 18.0% were couple families without children, 55.2% were couple families with children, 24.6% 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 4875, 1,774 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 4875, 73.7% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.6% were flats, units or apartments and 5.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, 9.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 1.9% were being purchased and 69.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 83.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 4875, 74.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.