Coburg

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 22,446 people were counted in Coburg: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg there were 4,014 children aged 0-14 years and 5,193 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, 19,329 people were Australian citizens, 7,817 were born overseas and 134 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, 47.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.1% were separated or divorced, 7.0% were widowed and 36.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, 59.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Coburg were Italy 10.0%, Greece 4.4%, Lebanon 4.0%, Turkey 1.8% and England 1.5%.

Of all people counted in Coburg on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 40.4%, No Religion 12.4%, Orthodox 12.4%, Islam 9.7% and Anglican 5.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 16.8%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 10.3%, Greek 9.2%, Turkish 3.0% and Mandarin 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 46.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 10,150 people aged 15 years and over in Coburg were in the labour force. Of these 60.2% worked full-time, 27.8% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.7% were unemployed. 7,463 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.7%, Associate Professionals 5.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Coburg, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.5%, Education 4.6%, Health Services 3.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, 5,845 families were counted: of these, 33.1% were couple families without children, 47.5% were couple families with children, 16.1% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, 8,515 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Coburg, 78.4% were separate houses, 8.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, 46.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.9% were being purchased and 23.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 55.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Coburg, 67.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.0% were single (or lone) person households and 5.3% were group households.