Highett

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,219 people were counted in Highett: of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Highett there were 1,599 children aged 0-14 years and 2,491 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, 8,141 people were Australian citizens, 2,384 were born overseas and 62 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, 47.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.9% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 30.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, 68.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Highett were England 4.5%, Greece 2.4%, New Zealand 1.7%, Italy 1.1% and Scotland 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Highett on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 17.9%, No Religion 17.3%, Uniting Church 6.1% and Orthodox 6.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 4.6%, Italian 1.9%, Russian 1.7%, Polish 1.1% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,497 people aged 15 years and over in Highett were in the labour force. Of these 62.0% worked full-time, 29.2% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 2,721 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.8%, Associate Professionals 6.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Managers and Administrators 4.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Highett, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.6%, Health Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6%, Education 3.4% and Construction Trade Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, 2,530 families were counted: of these, 38.0% were couple families without children, 40.6% were couple families with children, 19.2% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, 3,893 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Highett, 71.1% were separate houses, 20.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, 44.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.4% were being purchased and 21.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 46.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Highett, 64.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.8% were single (or lone) person households and 3.7% were group households.