Tusmore

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,493 people were counted in Tusmore: of these 45.4% were male and 54.6% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore there were 325 children aged 0-14 years and 366 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, 1,384 people were Australian citizens, 245 were born overseas and 14 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, 58.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.1% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 26.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, 79.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tusmore were England 5.2%, Italy 1.4%, Malaysia 1.2%, Netherlands 0.7% and Scotland 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Tusmore on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.3%, No Religion 17.1%, Anglican 16.5%, Uniting Church 12.6% and Orthodox 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 3.4%, Italian 2.6%, Ukrainian 0.7%, Cantonese 0.6% and Netherlandic 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 758 people aged 15 years and over in Tusmore were in the labour force. Of these 56.9% worked full-time, 36.0% worked part-time, 3.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 369 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 24.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.2%, Managers and Administrators 7.7%, Associate Professionals 7.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 4.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.8% and Labourers and Related Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tusmore, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 10.1%, Business Services 9.4%, Education 8.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 5.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, 403 families were counted: of these, 33.5% were couple families without children, 54.3% were couple families with children, 11.4% were one parent families and 0.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

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

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tusmore, 67.4% were separate houses, 9.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, 50.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.0% were being purchased and 18.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 55.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 48.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Tusmore, 66.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.