7000

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 12,328 people were counted in 7000: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 7000 there were 1,872 children aged 0-14 years and 2,422 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, 10,984 people were Australian citizens, 2,017 were born overseas and 223 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, 36.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.0% were separated or divorced, 5.8% were widowed and 42.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, 77.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 7000 were England 4.7%, New Zealand 1.4%, Italy 0.8%, Scotland 0.7% and Netherlands 0.6%.

Of all people counted in 7000 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 27.4%, Anglican 21.5%, Catholic 20.1%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.2%, Greek 0.9%, German 0.5%, Polish 0.5% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 6,735 people aged 15 years and over in 7000 were in the labour force. Of these 58.5% worked full-time, 31.7% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.1% were unemployed. 3,188 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.3%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Managers and Administrators 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.3%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 7000, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 6.9%, Business Services 6.5%, Health Services 6.2%, Government Administration 5.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, 2,715 families were counted: of these, 41.6% were couple families without children, 36.1% were couple families with children, 19.9% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, 5,181 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 7000, 62.4% were separate houses, 13.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, 29.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.6% were being purchased and 38.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 32.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 56.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 7000, 52.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.3% were single (or lone) person households and 8.2% were group households.