Daceyville

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,221 people were counted in Daceyville: of these 42.2% were male and 57.8% were female. Of the total population 3.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville there were 142 children aged 0-14 years and 478 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, 1,075 people were Australian citizens, 366 were born overseas and 8 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, 26.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 21.3% were separated or divorced, 15.2% were widowed and 36.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, 62.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Daceyville were England 3.1%, Greece 2.2%, Poland 1.9%, New Zealand 1.6% and Scotland 1.4%.

Of all people counted in Daceyville on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 41.0%, Anglican 20.4%, No Religion 7.6%, Orthodox 7.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 5.3%, Spanish 2.8%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 2.4%, Italian 1.8% and Polish 1.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 69.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 406 people aged 15 years and over in Daceyville were in the labour force. Of these 54.7% worked full-time, 32.5% worked part-time, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.9% were unemployed. 604 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Professionals 4.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.9%, Associate Professionals 3.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.7%, Managers and Administrators 1.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Daceyville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 3.7%, Health Services 3.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1%, Education 2.4% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, 282 families were counted: of these, 26.6% were couple families without children, 28.4% were couple families with children, 42.6% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, 575 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Daceyville, 8.9% were separate houses, 67.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, 9.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 4.9% were being purchased and 77.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 2.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 92.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 4.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Daceyville, 48.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 44.9% were single (or lone) person households and 4.2% were group households.