Semaphore

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,774 people were counted in Semaphore: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore there were 461 children aged 0-14 years and 709 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, 2,488 people were Australian citizens, 583 were born overseas and 5 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, 39.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.6% were separated or divorced, 8.9% were widowed and 36.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, 73.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Semaphore were England 7.3%, Italy 1.6%, Scotland 1.4%, Germany 1.4% and New Zealand 1.2%.

Of all people counted in Semaphore on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 24.4%, Catholic 23.8%, Anglican 16.1%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Lutheran 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 2.3%, Greek 0.9%, Polish 0.8%, German 0.7% and French 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,294 people aged 15 years and over in Semaphore were in the labour force. Of these 56.7% worked full-time, 32.6% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.2% were unemployed. 926 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 14.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.2%, Associate Professionals 6.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.0%, Managers and Administrators 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Semaphore, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.7%, Health Services 4.8%, Business Services 4.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.4% and Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 2.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, 687 families were counted: of these, 39.0% were couple families without children, 38.7% were couple families with children, 20.5% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, 1,208 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Semaphore, 63.6% were separate houses, 11.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 23.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, 34.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 31.5% were being purchased and 27.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 51.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Semaphore, 56.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.7% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.