Campsie

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 20,853 people were counted in Campsie: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie there were 4,242 children aged 0-14 years and 3,958 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, 14,699 people were Australian citizens, 12,746 were born overseas and 315 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, 55.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 29.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, 31.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Campsie were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 16.7%, Korea, Republic of (South) 7.8%, Lebanon 5.9%, Viet Nam 4.5% and Greece 2.4%.

Of all people counted in Campsie on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.8%, No Religion 15.9%, Buddhism 11.1%, Orthodox 10.0% and Islam 5.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 12.7%, Mandarin 11.9%, Cantonese 11.4%, Korean 8.9% and Greek 5.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 18.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 8,564 people aged 15 years and over in Campsie were in the labour force. Of these 59.4% worked full-time, 25.6% worked part-time, 4.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.5% were unemployed. 6,866 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.0%, Professionals 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Associate Professionals 4.2%, Managers and Administrators 1.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Campsie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%, Food Retailing 2.6% and Health Services 2.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, 5,437 families were counted: of these, 26.1% were couple families without children, 54.6% were couple families with children, 17.1% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, 7,280 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Campsie, 33.7% were separate houses, 8.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 56.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, 32.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 12.1% were being purchased and 45.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 70.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 21.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Campsie, 72.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.2% were single (or lone) person households and 3.9% were group households.