Woodforde

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 645 people were counted in Woodforde: of these 57.4% were male and 42.6% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde there were 105 children aged 0-14 years and 128 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, 587 people were Australian citizens, 165 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, 47.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.9% were separated or divorced, 2.7% were widowed and 38.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, 71.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Woodforde were England 6.7%, Italy 5.7%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 1.7%, South Africa 1.4% and Germany 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Woodforde on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 39.1%, No Religion 13.2%, Uniting Church 9.8%, Anglican 9.5% and Lutheran 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 8.7%, Cantonese 2.0%, Greek 1.7%, German 1.4% and Vietnamese 1.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 338 people aged 15 years and over in Woodforde were in the labour force. Of these 58.6% worked full-time, 32.8% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 197 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 18.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.5%, Associate Professionals 9.6%, Managers and Administrators 5.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Woodforde, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.9%, Health Services 6.9%, Education 6.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.7% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, 161 families were counted: of these, 34.2% were couple families without children, 54.0% were couple families with children, 11.8% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, 196 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Woodforde, 87.8% were separate houses, 12.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, 55.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.7% were being purchased and 9.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 27.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 94.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Woodforde, 79.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.8% were single (or lone) person households and 3.6% were group households.