Westmead

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 10,013 people were counted in Westmead: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead there were 1,844 children aged 0-14 years and 2,011 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, 7,088 people were Australian citizens, 4,512 were born overseas and 197 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, 45.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.2% were separated or divorced, 8.2% were widowed and 35.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, 45.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Westmead were India 5.9%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 4.1%, Sri Lanka 3.5%, Philippines 2.8% and Korea, Republic of (South) 2.4%.

Of all people counted in Westmead on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.9%, Anglican 13.3%, No Religion 9.4%, Hinduism 8.7% and Islam 7.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 5.0%, Cantonese 3.7%, Tamil 3.4%, Mandarin 3.4% and Hindi 2.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 45.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,163 people aged 15 years and over in Westmead were in the labour force. Of these 64.2% worked full-time, 24.0% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.8% were unemployed. 3,234 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 13.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.0%, Associate Professionals 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.1%, Managers and Administrators 2.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Westmead, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.4%, Health Services 5.1%, Education 2.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.5% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, 2,072 families were counted: of these, 34.3% were couple families without children, 45.8% were couple families with children, 15.7% were one parent families and 4.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, 3,481 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Westmead, 28.1% were separate houses, 4.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 61.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, 20.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.7% were being purchased and 56.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 63.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 21.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 14.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Westmead, 58.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.0% were single (or lone) person households and 5.9% were group households.