Gowanbrae

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 400 people were counted in Gowanbrae: of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae there were 99 children aged 0-14 years and 33 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, 349 people were Australian citizens, 130 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, 65.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.5% were separated or divorced, 3.1% were widowed and 21.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, 60.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gowanbrae were Fiji 5.3%, Croatia 3.0%, Italy 2.5%, Sri Lanka 2.5% and Iraq 2.5%.

Of all people counted in Gowanbrae on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 44.3%, No Religion 12.8%, Hinduism 7.5%, Anglican 6.0% and Orthodox 5.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 11.3%, Hindi 7.0%, Greek 3.3%, Sinhalese 3.3% and Croatian 2.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 51.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 217 people aged 15 years and over in Gowanbrae were in the labour force. Of these 76.0% worked full-time, 16.6% worked part-time, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.0% were unemployed. 68 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 15.1%, Professionals 14.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.6%, Associate Professionals 7.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.8%, Managers and Administrators 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gowanbrae, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.9%, Health Services 6.5%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 6.2%, Communication Services 3.4% and Food Retailing 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, 128 families were counted: of these, 37.5% were couple families without children, 50.8% were couple families with children, 9.4% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, 135 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gowanbrae, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, 21.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 59.3% were being purchased and 3.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 100.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 0.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gowanbrae, 88.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 7.4% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.