Monaro

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 79,946 people were counted in Monaro: of these 51.4% were male and 48.6% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro there were 17,958 children aged 0-14 years and 14,808 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, 72,290 people were Australian citizens, 11,836 were born overseas and 837 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, 50.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.0% were separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 33.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, 78.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Monaro were England 3.6%, New Zealand 1.3%, Germany 0.9%, Italy 0.8% and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Monaro on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.8%, Anglican 25.3%, No Religion 14.4%, Uniting Church 4.7% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, German 0.6%, Greek 0.5% and Croatian 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 41,774 people aged 15 years and over in Monaro were in the labour force. Of these 62.4% worked full-time, 30.1% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.4% were unemployed. 16,875 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 10.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.8%, Associate Professionals 9.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.9%, Managers and Administrators 7.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Monaro, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.4%, Business Services 6.2%, Government Administration 5.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5% and Education 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, 17,634 families were counted: of these, 36.7% were couple families without children, 47.7% were couple families with children, 14.3% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, 26,922 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Monaro, 74.6% were separate houses, 7.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, 37.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.9% were being purchased and 27.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 44.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Monaro, 64.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.