North Plympton

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,734 people were counted in North Plympton: of these 44.5% were male and 55.5% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton there were 313 children aged 0-14 years and 1,235 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, 2,536 people were Australian citizens, 615 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, 45.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.4% were separated or divorced, 18.7% were widowed and 25.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, 74.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within North Plympton were England 5.1%, Greece 2.7%, Italy 1.9%, Cyprus 1.5% and Scotland 1.0%.

Of all people counted in North Plympton on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.5%, Anglican 14.4%, No Religion 13.2%, Uniting Church 12.2% and Orthodox 10.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 7.8%, Italian 2.8%, Cantonese 1.0%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.7% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 77.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,079 people aged 15 years and over in North Plympton were in the labour force. Of these 60.1% worked full-time, 29.7% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 1,239 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.8%, Professionals 7.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.5%, Associate Professionals 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2%, Managers and Administrators 2.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in North Plympton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.5%, Business Services 3.5%, Food Retailing 3.0%, Education 2.4% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, 658 families were counted: of these, 51.4% were couple families without children, 32.8% were couple families with children, 13.8% were one parent families and 2.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, 1,190 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in North Plympton, 69.1% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, 45.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.8% were being purchased and 20.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 17.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 27.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 54.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in North Plympton, 54.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 40.3% were single (or lone) person households and 3.9% were group households.