Brompton

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,282 people were counted in Brompton: of these 47.4% were male and 52.6% were female. Of the total population 2.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton there were 284 children aged 0-14 years and 534 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, 1,995 people were Australian citizens, 694 were born overseas and 14 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, 33.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.4% were separated or divorced, 10.3% were widowed and 41.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, 63.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Brompton were Greece 5.8%, England 5.4%, Viet Nam 3.3%, Italy 1.8% and Scotland 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Brompton on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 24.8%, Catholic 20.6%, Orthodox 10.6%, Anglican 8.5% and Uniting Church 6.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 7.8%, Vietnamese 3.5%, Italian 3.1%, Cantonese 1.8% and Khmer 1.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 68.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,191 people aged 15 years and over in Brompton were in the labour force. Of these 60.4% worked full-time, 28.6% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.3% were unemployed. 679 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.5%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 3.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Brompton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%, Education 4.0%, Health Services 3.9% and Government Administration 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, 537 families were counted: of these, 43.4% were couple families without children, 30.5% were couple families with children, 23.6% were one parent families and 2.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, 997 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Brompton, 57.3% were separate houses, 34.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, 18.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 30.6% were being purchased and 44.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 19.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 41.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Brompton, 53.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.8% were single (or lone) person households and 7.0% were group households.