Brunswick East

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,845 people were counted in Brunswick East: of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East there were 801 children aged 0-14 years and 1,403 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, 5,656 people were Australian citizens, 2,360 were born overseas and 47 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, 34.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.8% were separated or divorced, 5.1% were widowed and 50.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, 59.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Brunswick East were Italy 9.8%, Greece 3.5%, England 2.4%, Lebanon 2.0% and New Zealand 1.9%.

Of all people counted in Brunswick East on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 34.9%, No Religion 23.0%, Orthodox 8.8%, Anglican 5.5% and Buddhism 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 15.1%, Greek 6.8%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 4.7%, Mandarin 1.6% and Cantonese 1.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 55.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,919 people aged 15 years and over in Brunswick East were in the labour force. Of these 60.4% worked full-time, 28.7% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.3% were unemployed. 1,836 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.6%, Associate Professionals 7.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.4%, Managers and Administrators 4.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Brunswick East, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.5%, Education 6.3%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.5%, Health Services 4.4% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, 1,637 families were counted: of these, 39.8% were couple families without children, 39.1% were couple families with children, 15.0% were one parent families and 6.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, 2,989 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Brunswick East, 51.8% were separate houses, 26.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 20.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, 33.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.4% were being purchased and 39.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 57.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 6.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Brunswick East, 53.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.6% were single (or lone) person households and 14.1% were group households.