Macleod

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,770 people were counted in Macleod: of these 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod there were 1,072 children aged 0-14 years and 1,932 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, 6,098 people were Australian citizens, 1,497 were born overseas and 35 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, 50.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 9.7% were widowed and 30.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, 73.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Macleod were England 3.8%, Italy 2.3%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 1.4%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.1% and Greece 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Macleod on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 31.2%, Anglican 16.5%, No Religion 16.2%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Orthodox 5.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 4.1%, Macedonian 1.8%, Croatian 1.6%, Greek 1.5% and Cantonese 1.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 75.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,360 people aged 15 years and over in Macleod were in the labour force. Of these 63.3% worked full-time, 29.9% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.9% were unemployed. 2,036 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Associate Professionals 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Managers and Administrators 4.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Macleod, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.3%, Health Services 5.4%, Education 4.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5% and Construction Trade Services 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, 1,855 families were counted: of these, 38.3% were couple families without children, 44.3% were couple families with children, 15.6% were one parent families and 1.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, 2,653 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Macleod, 77.6% were separate houses, 7.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, 48.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.9% were being purchased and 18.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 57.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Macleod, 69.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.