Erindale

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 975 people were counted in Erindale: of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale there were 217 children aged 0-14 years and 287 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, 943 people were Australian citizens, 167 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, 63.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.9% were separated or divorced, 6.3% were widowed and 23.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, 81.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Erindale were England 4.2%, Italy 1.0%, Sri Lanka 0.9%, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 0.8% and India 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Erindale on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.0%, Anglican 23.9%, No Religion 14.4%, Uniting Church 11.4% and Christian, nfd 3.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 1.9%, Italian 1.5%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.0%, Greek 0.9% and Serbian 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 460 people aged 15 years and over in Erindale were in the labour force. Of these 57.0% worked full-time, 37.4% worked part-time, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 293 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 21.1%, Associate Professionals 8.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.6%, Managers and Administrators 7.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.4%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.6% and Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Erindale, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 9.7%, Business Services 7.9%, Education 6.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, 285 families were counted: of these, 38.6% were couple families without children, 49.5% were couple families with children, 10.5% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, 380 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Erindale, 86.6% were separate houses, 8.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, 60.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.1% were being purchased and 9.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 61.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Erindale, 75.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.4% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.