Torrensville

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,732 people were counted in Torrensville: of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville there were 616 children aged 0-14 years and 911 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, 3,250 people were Australian citizens, 1,168 were born overseas and 36 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, 44.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.0% were separated or divorced, 7.0% were widowed and 38.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, 63.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Torrensville were Greece 8.9%, Italy 6.7%, England 3.2%, New Zealand 1.0% and Viet Nam 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Torrensville on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.1%, Orthodox 22.7%, No Religion 16.1%, Anglican 6.2% and Uniting Church 5.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 18.9%, Italian 10.7%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.0%, Serbian 1.0% and Persian 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 55.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,742 people aged 15 years and over in Torrensville were in the labour force. Of these 56.6% worked full-time, 30.2% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.8% were unemployed. 1,258 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 10.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.0%, Associate Professionals 6.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.7%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Torrensville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.5%, Education 4.2%, Health Services 4.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Food Retailing 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, 985 families were counted: of these, 35.2% were couple families without children, 42.0% were couple families with children, 19.2% were one parent families and 3.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, 1,605 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Torrensville, 75.3% were separate houses, 11.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, 41.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.6% were being purchased and 30.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 24.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 59.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Torrensville, 60.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.6% were single (or lone) person households and 6.5% were group households.