5064

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,381 people were counted in 5064: of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 5064 there were 1,566 children aged 0-14 years and 3,159 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, 8,560 people were Australian citizens, 1,887 were born overseas and 90 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, 55.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.6% were separated or divorced, 10.4% were widowed and 26.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, 75.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 5064 were England 5.3%, New Zealand 1.2%, Malaysia 1.1%, Germany 0.9% and Italy 0.9%.

Of all people counted in 5064 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 23.0%, Catholic 19.6%, No Religion 16.3%, Uniting Church 12.6% and Lutheran 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.5%, Italian 1.4%, Cantonese 1.2%, German 0.7% and Mandarin 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,375 people aged 15 years and over in 5064 were in the labour force. Of these 58.6% worked full-time, 35.4% worked part-time, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.0% were unemployed. 3,185 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 19.3%, Managers and Administrators 7.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.5%, Associate Professionals 7.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.9% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 5064, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.1%, Health Services 7.6%, Education 5.9%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, 2,470 families were counted: of these, 41.3% were couple families without children, 46.4% were couple families with children, 10.6% 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 5064, 3,599 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 5064, 75.0% were separate houses, 16.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, 54.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.6% were being purchased and 13.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 39.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 56.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 5064, 68.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.