Nedlands

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 36,907 people were counted in Nedlands: of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands there were 5,646 children aged 0-14 years and 9,252 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, 30,157 people were Australian citizens, 11,619 were born overseas and 1,172 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, 43.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.2% were separated or divorced, 7.2% were widowed and 39.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, 62.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Nedlands were England 7.9%, Malaysia 2.4%, Singapore 2.1%, New Zealand 1.9% and Scotland 1.3%.

Of all people counted in Nedlands on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 23.8%, Catholic 20.8%, No Religion 20.4%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Mandarin 2.3%, Cantonese 1.6%, Italian 1.0%, Indonesian 0.7% and French 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 18,536 people aged 15 years and over in Nedlands were in the labour force. Of these 56.5% worked full-time, 35.5% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 10,918 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 23.0%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.0%, Managers and Administrators 6.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.0%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.0% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Nedlands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 10.1%, Health Services 8.3%, Education 6.3%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, 8,024 families were counted: of these, 40.2% were couple families without children, 44.1% were couple families with children, 12.4% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, 15,506 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Nedlands, 54.0% were separate houses, 13.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 31.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, 36.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.9% were being purchased and 36.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 52.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Nedlands, 51.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 34.4% were single (or lone) person households and 6.3% were group households.