Chelsea

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,385 people were counted in Chelsea: of these 45.7% were male and 54.3% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea there were 984 children aged 0-14 years and 2,038 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, 5,566 people were Australian citizens, 1,557 were born overseas and 21 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, 41.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 16.1% were separated or divorced, 10.8% were widowed and 31.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, 70.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Chelsea were England 6.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Scotland 1.3%, India 1.2% and Philippines 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Chelsea on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.1%, Anglican 20.3%, No Religion 19.0%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.6%, Italian 1.2%, Russian 0.9%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.7% and German 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 83.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,899 people aged 15 years and over in Chelsea were in the labour force. Of these 61.7% worked full-time, 28.1% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.8% were unemployed. 2,249 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.1%, Professionals 7.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.5%, Associate Professionals 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.4%, Managers and Administrators 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Chelsea, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.5%, Health Services 3.2%, Education 2.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.8% and Construction Trade Services 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, 1,723 families were counted: of these, 42.3% were couple families without children, 33.0% were couple families with children, 22.3% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, 3,024 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Chelsea, 52.9% were separate houses, 18.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 28.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, 40.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.2% were being purchased and 31.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 59.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Chelsea, 56.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 37.3% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.