Windsor Gardens

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,151 people were counted in Windsor Gardens: of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens there were 709 children aged 0-14 years and 1,118 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, 3,731 people were Australian citizens, 1,027 were born overseas and 20 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, 48.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.7% were separated or divorced, 6.1% were widowed and 33.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, 70.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Windsor Gardens were England 5.9%, Italy 2.2%, Germany 2.0%, Poland 1.8% and Greece 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Windsor Gardens on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.5%, No Religion 19.9%, Anglican 11.4%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Lutheran 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 4.1%, Greek 2.0%, Polish 2.0%, German 1.5% and Hungarian 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 78.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,940 people aged 15 years and over in Windsor Gardens were in the labour force. Of these 54.8% worked full-time, 32.6% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.8% were unemployed. 1,398 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Professionals 8.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Associate Professionals 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.9%, Managers and Administrators 2.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Windsor Gardens, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 4.6%, Business Services 4.3%, Education 4.2%, Food Retailing 2.9% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, 1,166 families were counted: of these, 40.1% were couple families without children, 37.8% were couple families with children, 20.0% were one parent families and 2.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, 1,814 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Windsor Gardens, 82.6% were separate houses, 3.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 10.6% were flats, units or apartments and 3.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, 44.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.4% were being purchased and 25.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 23.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 23.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 50.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Windsor Gardens, 63.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.5% were single (or lone) person households and 4.1% were group households.