Unley

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,427 people were counted in Unley: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Unley there were 497 children aged 0-14 years and 734 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, 3,079 people were Australian citizens, 801 were born overseas and 26 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, 43.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.9% were separated or divorced, 5.1% were widowed and 40.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, 72.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Unley were England 5.1%, Greece 3.9%, Italy 3.7%, Scotland 0.9% and Germany 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Unley on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 23.5%, No Religion 21.0%, Anglican 14.9%, Orthodox 8.8% and Uniting Church 8.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 7.7%, Italian 6.4%, Cantonese 0.6%, Polish 0.6% and German 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 76% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,028 people aged 15 years and over in Unley were in the labour force. Of these 62.2% worked full-time, 30.7% worked part-time, 1.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.8% were unemployed. 816 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 22.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.8%, Associate Professionals 8.4%, Managers and Administrators 6.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.7%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Unley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 10.2%, Health Services 8.2%, Education 6.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.2% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, 883 families were counted: of these, 45.4% were couple families without children, 38.8% were couple families with children, 12.5% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, 1,582 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Unley, 58.4% were separate houses, 21.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, 37.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.4% were being purchased and 33.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 56.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Unley, 55.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 32.0% were single (or lone) person households and 7.8% were group households.