Craigieburn

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 14,972 people were counted in Craigieburn: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn there were 4,556 children aged 0-14 years and 1,218 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, 13,631 people were Australian citizens, 2,907 were born overseas and 39 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, 56.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.7% were separated or divorced, 2.3% were widowed and 30.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, 76.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Craigieburn were England 2.5%, Italy 2.0%, Sri Lanka 1.6%, Malta 1.4% and New Zealand 1.2%.

Of all people counted in Craigieburn on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 40.2%, No Religion 15.4%, Anglican 14.1%, Orthodox 3.7% and Uniting Church 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 3.9%, Sinhalese 2.0%, Turkish 1.5%, Greek 1.4% and Maltese 1.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 7,292 people aged 15 years and over in Craigieburn were in the labour force. Of these 63.0% worked full-time, 27.1% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 2,919 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 10.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.6%, Professionals 5.5%, Associate Professionals 5.2%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Craigieburn, the most common responses for industry of employment included Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 4.6%, Food Retailing 4.2%, Business Services 4.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4% and Construction Trade Services 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, 3,995 families were counted: of these, 20.7% were couple families without children, 62.0% were couple families with children, 16.6% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, 4,591 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Craigieburn, 96.6% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, 30.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 51.1% were being purchased and 11.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 47.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Craigieburn, 85.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 11.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.