West Melbourne

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,639 people were counted in West Melbourne: of these 60.1% were male and 39.9% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne there were 217 children aged 0-14 years and 273 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, 1,459 people were Australian citizens, 905 were born overseas and 132 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, 26.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.6% were separated or divorced, 2.5% were widowed and 62.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, 51.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within West Melbourne were Indonesia 4.2%, Malaysia 4.1%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 3.0%, England 2.3% and New Zealand 2.2%.

Of all people counted in West Melbourne on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 21.8%, Catholic 20.6%, Anglican 7.5%, Buddhism 7.3% and Uniting Church 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 5.8%, Mandarin 5.1%, Indonesian 3.1%, Italian 2.5% and Vietnamese 1.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 47.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,328 people aged 15 years and over in West Melbourne were in the labour force. Of these 61.4% worked full-time, 26.5% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.5% were unemployed. 808 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 17.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.9%, Associate Professionals 6.0%, Managers and Administrators 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in West Melbourne, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 11.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.5%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1%, Education 3.1% and Finance 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, 442 families were counted: of these, 47.1% were couple families without children, 24.9% were couple families with children, 12.2% were one parent families and 15.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, 939 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in West Melbourne, 3.2% were separate houses, 47.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 43.5% were flats, units or apartments and 4.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, 20.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.9% were being purchased and 49.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 58.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in West Melbourne, 47.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.2% were single (or lone) person households and 17.9% were group households.