Thomastown (Melbourne North)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 52,369 people were counted in Thomastown (Melbourne North): of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North) there were 9,986 children aged 0-14 years and 13,457 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 44,984 people were Australian citizens, 24,362 were born overseas and 163 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 57.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.3% were separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 28.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 47.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Thomastown (Melbourne North) were Italy 13.6%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 5.8%, Greece 4.8%, Viet Nam 2.4% and Lebanon 2.4%.

Of all people counted in Thomastown (Melbourne North) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 43.8%, Orthodox 20.9%, Islam 10.4%, No Religion 4.9% and Anglican 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 21.8%, Macedonian 10.3%, Greek 7.8%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 7.7% and Vietnamese 3.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 28.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 21,062 people aged 15 years and over in Thomastown (Melbourne North) were in the labour force. Of these 61.3% worked full-time, 24.2% worked part-time, 4.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.1% were unemployed. 19,414 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Professionals 3.9%, Associate Professionals 3.5%, Managers and Administrators 1.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Thomastown (Melbourne North), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 3.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.9%, Food Retailing 2.8%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 2.8% and Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Leather Manufacturing 2.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 14,468 families were counted: of these, 29.3% were couple families without children, 55.4% were couple families with children, 13.9% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 16,928 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 90.6% were separate houses, 2.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 61.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.8% were being purchased and 15.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 47.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Thomastown (Melbourne North), 82.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.