Bell Post Hill

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,930 people were counted in Bell Post Hill: of these 49.7% were male and 50.3% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill there were 915 children aged 0-14 years and 1,271 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, 4,548 people were Australian citizens, 1,499 were born overseas and 12 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, 58.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.4% were separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 27.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, 65.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bell Post Hill were Croatia 4.9%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 4.3%, Italy 3.1%, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 2.6% and England 2.5%.

Of all people counted in Bell Post Hill on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 41.4%, Orthodox 11.5%, No Religion 10.3%, Anglican 9.7% and Uniting Church 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Croatian 8.6%, Macedonian 6.1%, Italian 4.9%, Serbian 1.9% and Polish 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 62.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,325 people aged 15 years and over in Bell Post Hill were in the labour force. Of these 59.1% worked full-time, 28.8% worked part-time, 3.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.3% were unemployed. 1,593 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.2%, Professionals 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.6%, Associate Professionals 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bell Post Hill, the most common responses for industry of employment included Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 5.2%, Food Retailing 4.0%, Business Services 3.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2% and Construction Trade Services 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, 1,477 families were counted: of these, 38.3% were couple families without children, 46.9% were couple families with children, 13.9% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, 1,829 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bell Post Hill, 97.8% were separate houses, 0.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, 60.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.9% were being purchased and 14.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 40.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bell Post Hill, 79.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 17.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.