Paradise

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,342 people were counted in Paradise: of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise there were 1,146 children aged 0-14 years and 1,736 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, 5,581 people were Australian citizens, 1,649 were born overseas and 31 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, 52.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.9% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 28.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, 68.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Paradise were Italy 8.6%, England 3.9%, Greece 1.2%, Germany 0.9% and Malaysia 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Paradise on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 39.8%, No Religion 12.3%, Uniting Church 9.6%, Anglican 9.5% and Orthodox 5.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 16.4%, Greek 3.2%, Cantonese 1.4%, German 0.7% and Polish 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 66.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,027 people aged 15 years and over in Paradise were in the labour force. Of these 56.6% worked full-time, 34.2% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 1,924 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.3%, Professionals 8.7%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.2%, Managers and Administrators 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Paradise, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.8%, Health Services 4.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1%, Education 3.8% and Food Retailing 3.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, 1,766 families were counted: of these, 37.4% were couple families without children, 45.2% were couple families with children, 15.4% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, 2,453 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Paradise, 76.9% were separate houses, 15.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, 48.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.7% were being purchased and 23.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 25.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 50.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Paradise, 71.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.