Banksia Park

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,455 people were counted in Banksia Park: of these 51.3% were male and 48.7% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park there were 662 children aged 0-14 years and 842 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, 3,132 people were Australian citizens, 758 were born overseas and 10 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, 62.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.3% were separated or divorced, 2.9% were widowed and 26.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, 74.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Banksia Park were England 12.0%, Scotland 1.6%, Germany 1.5%, Netherlands 0.8% and Italy 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Banksia Park on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 22.5%, Catholic 17.5%, Anglican 16.3%, Uniting Church 14.0% and Lutheran 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.0%, German 0.9%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Russian 0.3% and Polish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,829 people aged 15 years and over in Banksia Park were in the labour force. Of these 61.0% worked full-time, 32.6% worked part-time, 1.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 899 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.3%, Professionals 10.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.7%, Associate Professionals 8.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Banksia Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 5.5%, Education 5.0%, Business Services 4.4%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 4.2% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, 1,054 families were counted: of these, 41.7% were couple families without children, 47.5% were couple families with children, 10.1% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, 1,268 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Banksia Park, 98.7% were separate houses, 0.3% 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 Banksia Park, 50.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 37.9% were being purchased and 7.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 28.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 61.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Banksia Park, 82.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.