6161

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 457 people were counted in 6161: of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 6161 there were 85 children aged 0-14 years and 80 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, 387 people were Australian citizens, 78 were born overseas and 21 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, 45.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.7% were separated or divorced, 3.2% were widowed and 40.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, 73.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 6161 were England 9.4%, New Zealand 2.6%, Scotland 1.1%, Northern Ireland 0.7% and Egypt 0.7%.

Of all people counted in 6161 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 24.9%, Anglican 20.4%, Catholic 18.8%, Presbyterian & Reformed 5.3% and Uniting Church 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.9%, French 0.7%, Croatian 0.7% and Indonesian 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 242 people aged 15 years and over in 6161 were in the labour force. Of these 57.0% worked full-time, 39.3% worked part-time, 1.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.5% were unemployed. 94 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, the most common responses for occupation were Associate Professionals 12.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.3%, Professionals 9.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.9%, Managers and Administrators 3.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 6161, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 21.2%, Food Retailing 4.8%, Government Administration 4.3%, Business Services 4.0% and Education 3.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, 18 families were counted: of these, 16.7% were couple families without children, 66.7% were couple families with children, 16.7% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, 132 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 6161, 34.8% were separate houses, 8.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 52.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, 4.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 2.3% were being purchased and 59.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 96.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 6161, 13.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.9% were single (or lone) person households and 4.5% were group households.