Princes Hill

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,170 people were counted in Princes Hill: of these 46.6% were male and 53.4% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill there were 279 children aged 0-14 years and 417 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, 1,780 people were Australian citizens, 528 were born overseas and 22 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, 34.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 6.6% were widowed and 49.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, 67.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Princes Hill were Italy 3.5%, England 3.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Scotland 1.0% and Greece 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Princes Hill on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 27.3%, Catholic 23.0%, Anglican 12.5%, Uniting Church 3.5% and Orthodox 3.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 5.5%, Greek 2.2%, Mandarin 1.2%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.1% and Cantonese 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,223 people aged 15 years and over in Princes Hill were in the labour force. Of these 60.1% worked full-time, 30.3% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.1% were unemployed. 515 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 25.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.7%, Associate Professionals 7.3%, Managers and Administrators 6.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.4% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 0.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Princes Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 13.0%, Education 8.3%, Health Services 5.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, 470 families were counted: of these, 41.1% were couple families without children, 37.7% were couple families with children, 14.0% were one parent families and 7.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, 897 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Princes Hill, 13.8% were separate houses, 55.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, 30.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.6% were being purchased and 46.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 47.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Princes Hill, 52.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.2% were single (or lone) person households and 13.2% were group households.