Tarneit

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 334 people were counted in Tarneit: of these 45.8% were male and 54.2% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit there were 91 children aged 0-14 years and 27 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, 260 people were Australian citizens, 102 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, 59.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 3.4% were separated or divorced, 2.2% were widowed and 24.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, 60.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tarneit were Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 3.9%, New Zealand 3.6%, England 2.4%, Philippines 2.1% and Fiji 1.8%.

Of all people counted in Tarneit on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 35.0%, No Religion 12.6%, Anglican 11.7%, Islam 7.5% and Pentecostal 4.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 7.2%, Italian 3.9%, Hindi 3.0%, Spanish 2.7% and Maltese 2.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 61.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 183 people aged 15 years and over in Tarneit were in the labour force. Of these 66.1% worked full-time, 26.2% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 56 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 15.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 10.1%, Associate Professionals 8.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.4%, Managers and Administrators 5.6%, Professionals 5.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tarneit, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.7%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 3.4%, Personal and Household Good Wholesaling 3.4% and Finance 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, 98 families were counted: of these, 33.7% were couple families without children, 63.3% were couple families with children, 3.1% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, 107 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tarneit, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, 18.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 71.0% were being purchased and 2.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 0.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Tarneit, 87.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 6.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.7% were group households.