Auburn

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 26,467 people were counted in Auburn: of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn there were 6,367 children aged 0-14 years and 4,539 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, 20,181 people were Australian citizens, 14,378 were born overseas and 244 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, 55.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.5% were separated or divorced, 5.6% were widowed and 30.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, 37.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Auburn were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 8.3%, Turkey 7.4%, Lebanon 5.9%, Viet Nam 3.6% and Iraq 3.0%.

Of all people counted in Auburn on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Islam 36.8%, Catholic 19.5%, No Religion 8.9%, Buddhism 7.1% and Anglican 5.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 19.7%, Turkish 12.4%, Cantonese 9.5%, Mandarin 4.7% and Persian 2.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 20.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,579 people aged 15 years and over in Auburn were in the labour force. Of these 56.8% worked full-time, 23.2% worked part-time, 5.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 14.9% were unemployed. 9,104 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.5%, Professionals 5.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Associate Professionals 3.6%, Managers and Administrators 1.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Auburn, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.0%, Food Retailing 2.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%, Health Services 2.1% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, 6,256 families were counted: of these, 22.9% were couple families without children, 59.8% were couple families with children, 14.5% were one parent families and 2.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, 8,084 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Auburn, 56.4% were separate houses, 7.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 34.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, 38.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.4% were being purchased and 36.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 61.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 25.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Auburn, 73.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.1% were single (or lone) person households and 4.8% were group households.