Thebarton

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,278 people were counted in Thebarton: of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 3.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton there were 124 children aged 0-14 years and 337 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, 1,152 people were Australian citizens, 368 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, 33.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.0% were separated or divorced, 7.3% were widowed and 46.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, 66.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Thebarton were Greece 11.5%, England 3.6%, Italy 1.9%, New Zealand 0.9% and China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Thebarton on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 23.1%, Orthodox 21.4%, Catholic 19.2%, Anglican 8.5% and Uniting Church 5.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 18.2%, Italian 2.8%, Spanish 0.9%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.9% and Cantonese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 65.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 641 people aged 15 years and over in Thebarton were in the labour force. Of these 56.2% worked full-time, 31.8% worked part-time, 1.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 10.9% were unemployed. 460 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.9%, Associate Professionals 6.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4%, Managers and Administrators 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Thebarton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.2%, Health Services 4.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.1%, Education 3.8% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, 298 families were counted: of these, 41.6% were couple families without children, 32.9% were couple families with children, 19.1% were one parent families and 6.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, 634 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Thebarton, 59.0% were separate houses, 26.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, 27.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.9% were being purchased and 44.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 19.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 21.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 58.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Thebarton, 47.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 39.4% were single (or lone) person households and 11.0% were group households.