Altona Meadows

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 18,705 people were counted in Altona Meadows: of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows there were 4,464 children aged 0-14 years and 2,415 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, 16,105 people were Australian citizens, 6,051 were born overseas and 60 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, 54.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.2% were separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 31.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, 61.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Altona Meadows were Malta 3.3%, England 3.0%, Viet Nam 2.5%, Philippines 2.3% and Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 2.1%.

Of all people counted in Altona Meadows on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 39.9%, No Religion 11.7%, Anglican 10.5%, Orthodox 10.2% and Buddhism 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Maltese 3.9%, Greek 3.5%, Italian 3.5%, Macedonian 3.2% and Vietnamese 3.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 59.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,123 people aged 15 years and over in Altona Meadows were in the labour force. Of these 62.3% worked full-time, 26.3% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 4,482 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 8.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.6%, Professionals 6.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.2%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Managers and Administrators 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Altona Meadows, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.5%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 3.9%, Food Retailing 3.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2% and Health Services 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, 5,092 families were counted: of these, 27.1% were couple families without children, 55.7% were couple families with children, 16.1% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, 6,248 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Altona Meadows, 86.6% were separate houses, 5.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, 41.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 32.0% were being purchased and 19.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 55.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Altona Meadows, 79.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.6% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.