Fletcher

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 707 people were counted in Fletcher: of these 51.1% were male and 48.9% were female. Of the total population 2.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher there were 208 children aged 0-14 years and 42 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, 667 people were Australian citizens, 57 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, 76.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 4.9% were separated or divorced, 0.0% were widowed and 20.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, 89.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Fletcher were England 2.1%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.3%, New Zealand 0.8%, Channel Islands 0.6% and Canada 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Fletcher on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 39.3%, Catholic 25.5%, No Religion 9.8%, Uniting Church 9.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 1.6%, Cantonese 1.0%, Tamil 0.6%, Swedish 0.4% and French 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 414 people aged 15 years and over in Fletcher were in the labour force. Of these 62.8% worked full-time, 30.9% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.1% were unemployed. 86 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 16.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 14.4%, Professionals 12.8%, Associate Professionals 9.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.7%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 3.8% and Labourers and Related Workers 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Fletcher, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 7.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 6.3%, Education 6.3%, Metal Product Manufacturing 6.1% and Business Services 5.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, 211 families were counted: of these, 32.2% were couple families without children, 63.0% were couple families with children, 4.7% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, 226 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Fletcher, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, 18.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 69.5% were being purchased and 8.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Fletcher, 92.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 5.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.