Firle

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,155 people were counted in Firle: of these 48.0% were male and 52.0% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Firle there were 148 children aged 0-14 years and 387 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, 1,006 people were Australian citizens, 380 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, 49.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.1% were separated or divorced, 8.7% were widowed and 33.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, 63.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Firle were Italy 13.1%, England 3.1%, Greece 2.7%, New Zealand 1.0% and Turkey 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Firle on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 35.7%, No Religion 15.4%, Anglican 9.0%, Orthodox 7.4% and Uniting Church 7.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 17.3%, Greek 6.5%, Mandarin 1.0%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.0% and German 0.5%. 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, 514 people aged 15 years and over in Firle were in the labour force. Of these 56.4% worked full-time, 32.7% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.2% were unemployed. 453 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 10.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Associate Professionals 5.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.4%, Managers and Administrators 2.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Firle, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 5.3%, Business Services 4.8%, Education 4.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.1% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, 314 families were counted: of these, 42.7% were couple families without children, 40.1% were couple families with children, 13.4% were one parent families and 3.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, 536 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Firle, 67.9% were separate houses, 6.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 25.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, 46.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.2% were being purchased and 29.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 35.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 64.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Firle, 58.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 34.9% were single (or lone) person households and 5.4% were group households.