Maroubra

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 68,569 people were counted in Maroubra: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra there were 10,914 children aged 0-14 years and 16,470 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, 53,593 people were Australian citizens, 25,088 were born overseas and 993 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, 44.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.0% were separated or divorced, 7.0% were widowed and 38.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, 55.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Maroubra were Indonesia 3.4%, England 3.1%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.5%, Greece 2.2% and Hong Kong (SAR of China) 2.2%.

Of all people counted in Maroubra on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 33.2%, Anglican 15.7%, No Religion 12.1%, Orthodox 8.6% and Buddhism 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 5.8%, Cantonese 5.1%, Indonesian 3.2%, Mandarin 2.9% and Italian 2.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 59.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 32,351 people aged 15 years and over in Maroubra were in the labour force. Of these 61.7% worked full-time, 29.6% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.7% were unemployed. 21,777 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.8%, Associate Professionals 6.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.4%, Managers and Administrators 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Maroubra, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.2%, Health Services 4.2%, Education 4.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, 16,898 families were counted: of these, 31.6% were couple families without children, 45.5% were couple families with children, 18.3% were one parent families and 4.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, 26,076 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Maroubra, 40.7% were separate houses, 19.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 38.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, 37.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.0% were being purchased and 39.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 45.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 34.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 18.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Maroubra, 63.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.3% were single (or lone) person households and 6.8% were group households.