Newcastle East

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 914 people were counted in Newcastle East: of these 51.6% were male and 48.4% were female. Of the total population 2.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East there were 73 children aged 0-14 years and 223 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, 769 people were Australian citizens, 177 were born overseas and 50 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, 30.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 17.8% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 46.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, 73.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Newcastle East were England 4.6%, Norway 2.6%, New Zealand 1.9%, Scotland 1.2% and Germany 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Newcastle East on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 23.5%, Anglican 21.3%, No Religion 21.1%, Presbyterian & Reformed 5.1% and Uniting Church 3.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Norwegian 2.5%, Spanish 0.8%, Swedish 0.7%, Italian 0.5% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 500 people aged 15 years and over in Newcastle East were in the labour force. Of these 56.2% worked full-time, 32.4% worked part-time, 0.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.8% were unemployed. 285 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 18.9%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Managers and Administrators 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Newcastle East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.9%, Health Services 6.4%, Education 6.3%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.2% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, 154 families were counted: of these, 43.5% were couple families without children, 19.5% were couple families with children, 35.1% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, 453 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Newcastle East, 4.9% were separate houses, 40.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 52.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, 21.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 9.9% were being purchased and 60.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 41.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 23.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Newcastle East, 34.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 41.1% were single (or lone) person households and 14.8% were group households.