Booker Bay

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,325 people were counted in Booker Bay: of these 47.0% were male and 53.0% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay there were 215 children aged 0-14 years and 546 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, 1,211 people were Australian citizens, 158 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, 46.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 16.6% were separated or divorced, 12.8% were widowed and 24.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, 81.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Booker Bay were England 4.3%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 0.6%, South Africa 0.5% and Netherlands 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Booker Bay on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 35.3%, Catholic 26.3%, No Religion 13.1%, Uniting Church 4.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Serbian 0.4%, Polish 0.4%, Greek 0.3%, Spanish 0.3% and German 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 465 people aged 15 years and over in Booker Bay were in the labour force. Of these 54.6% worked full-time, 31.8% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.5% were unemployed. 605 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Associate Professionals 5.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.2%, Professionals 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.9%, Managers and Administrators 2.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Booker Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 3.5%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1%, Food Retailing 2.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7% and Health Services 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, 373 families were counted: of these, 47.5% were couple families without children, 29.8% were couple families with children, 20.6% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, 636 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Booker Bay, 57.2% were separate houses, 33.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, 49.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 9.6% were being purchased and 34.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 66.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 26.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Booker Bay, 57.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 36.0% were single (or lone) person households and 3.8% were group households.