Mulgrave

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 16,105 people were counted in Mulgrave: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave there were 2,749 children aged 0-14 years and 3,970 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, 14,165 people were Australian citizens, 6,106 were born overseas and 81 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, 56.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.6% were separated or divorced, 5.9% were widowed and 30.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, 57.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mulgrave were Greece 3.9%, Italy 3.3%, England 2.9%, Viet Nam 2.5% and Sri Lanka 2.1%.

Of all people counted in Mulgrave on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 33.2%, Orthodox 12.8%, No Religion 11.3%, Anglican 10.9% and Buddhism 4.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 9.8%, Italian 5.1%, Vietnamese 2.9%, Cantonese 2.4% and Mandarin 2.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 57.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 8,448 people aged 15 years and over in Mulgrave were in the labour force. Of these 63.0% worked full-time, 28.3% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 4,489 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.7%, Professionals 9.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.0%, Associate Professionals 6.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.2%, Managers and Administrators 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mulgrave, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.2%, Food Retailing 4.0%, Education 3.5% and Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, 4,603 families were counted: of these, 31.7% were couple families without children, 53.8% were couple families with children, 13.0% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, 5,492 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mulgrave, 96.4% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, 54.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.5% were being purchased and 13.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 53.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mulgrave, 81.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.