Newport

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 10,431 people were counted in Newport: of these 49.1% were male and 50.9% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Newport there were 2,046 children aged 0-14 years and 2,190 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, 9,172 people were Australian citizens, 2,457 were born overseas and 46 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, 47.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 6.9% were widowed and 34.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, 70.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Newport were England 3.5%, Lebanon 2.1%, Greece 2.0%, Italy 1.8% and New Zealand 1.7%.

Of all people counted in Newport on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.4%, No Religion 18.7%, Anglican 13.8%, Orthodox 8.2% and Islam 5.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 5.8%, Greek 3.9%, Italian 3.5%, Macedonian 2.0% and Croatian 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 72.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,106 people aged 15 years and over in Newport were in the labour force. Of these 63.1% worked full-time, 27.3% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.1% were unemployed. 2,914 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 13.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.5%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.8%, Managers and Administrators 5.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Newport, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 7.3%, Education 4.5%, Health Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.7% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, 2,737 families were counted: of these, 36.4% were couple families without children, 46.9% were couple families with children, 14.9% 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 Newport, 4,214 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Newport, 81.3% were separate houses, 8.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, 40.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.0% were being purchased and 21.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 55.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Newport, 64.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.6% were single (or lone) person households and 4.4% were group households.