Speers Point

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,027 people were counted in Speers Point: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point there were 548 children aged 0-14 years and 928 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, 2,826 people were Australian citizens, 328 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, 52.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.1% were separated or divorced, 8.4% were widowed and 26.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, 85.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Speers Point were England 3.3%, New Zealand 1.1%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and Wales 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Speers Point on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.5%, Catholic 24.0%, No Religion 13.5%, Uniting Church 9.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.6%, Gujarati 0.3%, Spanish 0.2%, Samoan 0.2% and Polish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,363 people aged 15 years and over in Speers Point were in the labour force. Of these 56.0% worked full-time, 32.6% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.0% were unemployed. 1,056 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Associate Professionals 6.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.7%, Managers and Administrators 2.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Speers Point, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 4.4%, Business Services 4.1%, Education 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5% and Food Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, 893 families were counted: of these, 40.1% were couple families without children, 40.8% were couple families with children, 17.8% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, 1,273 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Speers Point, 86.0% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, 50.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.5% were being purchased and 22.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 49.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 19.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Speers Point, 68.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.