Glenunga

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,794 people were counted in Glenunga: of these 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga there were 295 children aged 0-14 years and 513 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, 1,648 people were Australian citizens, 358 were born overseas and 19 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, 54.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.0% were separated or divorced, 7.5% were widowed and 28.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, 76.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Glenunga were England 5.4%, Malaysia 1.3%, Italy 1.1%, New Zealand 0.9% and Greece 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Glenunga on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 21.5%, Catholic 20.2%, No Religion 19.6%, Uniting Church 12.5% and Lutheran 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 1.7%, Italian 1.6%, Cantonese 1.5%, German 0.9% and Mandarin 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 87.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 903 people aged 15 years and over in Glenunga were in the labour force. Of these 58.9% worked full-time, 34.9% worked part-time, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.8% were unemployed. 548 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 21.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.6%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Managers and Administrators 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.5%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.5% and Labourers and Related Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Glenunga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.2%, Health Services 7.7%, Education 6.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2% and Food Retailing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, 486 families were counted: of these, 42.8% were couple families without children, 43.4% were couple families with children, 11.3% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, 766 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Glenunga, 65.3% were separate houses, 26.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, 53.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.3% were being purchased and 15.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 52.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 56.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Glenunga, 63.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.4% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.