5049

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 8,888 people were counted in 5049: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 5049 there were 1,334 children aged 0-14 years and 2,555 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, 8,153 people were Australian citizens, 1,996 were born overseas and 52 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, 53.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 6.2% were widowed and 29.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, 74.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 5049 were England 9.0%, Germany 1.5%, Scotland 1.3%, New Zealand 1.3% and Netherlands 0.9%.

Of all people counted in 5049 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 22.3%, No Religion 21.5%, Anglican 18.2%, Uniting Church 11.8% and Lutheran 3.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.3%, Greek 1.2%, German 1.1%, Polish 0.5% and Netherlandic 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,724 people aged 15 years and over in 5049 were in the labour force. Of these 58.7% worked full-time, 33.7% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 2,704 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 13.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.4%, Associate Professionals 7.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Managers and Administrators 4.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 5049, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 6.0%, Business Services 5.7%, Education 5.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, 2,639 families were counted: of these, 43.3% were couple families without children, 42.1% were couple families with children, 12.7% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, 3,705 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 5049, 85.6% were separate houses, 8.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.2% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, 51.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.7% were being purchased and 15.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 35.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 60.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 5049, 70.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.