Camberwell

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 15,099 people were counted in Camberwell: of these 46.0% were male and 54.0% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell there were 2,783 children aged 0-14 years and 3,817 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, 13,429 people were Australian citizens, 3,338 were born overseas and 163 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, 51.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.9% were separated or divorced, 8.0% were widowed and 33.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, 74.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Camberwell were England 3.8%, New Zealand 1.8%, Italy 1.4%, Malaysia 1.2% and Greece 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Camberwell on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.1%, Anglican 18.5%, No Religion 18.2%, Uniting Church 8.2% and Orthodox 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 2.2%, Italian 2.0%, Cantonese 1.7%, Mandarin 1.7% and Vietnamese 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 7,710 people aged 15 years and over in Camberwell were in the labour force. Of these 59.7% worked full-time, 33.8% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.0% were unemployed. 4,216 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 22.1%, Managers and Administrators 8.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.1%, Associate Professionals 7.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.4% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Camberwell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 11.6%, Education 6.2%, Health Services 5.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.2% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, 3,856 families were counted: of these, 31.5% were couple families without children, 54.6% were couple families with children, 11.3% were one parent families and 2.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, 5,472 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Camberwell, 70.0% were separate houses, 13.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, 51.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.4% were being purchased and 20.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 60.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Camberwell, 70.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.8% were single (or lone) person households and 4.5% were group households.