Beechboro

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 11,055 people were counted in Beechboro: of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro there were 2,921 children aged 0-14 years and 1,256 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, 9,565 people were Australian citizens, 3,870 were born overseas and 25 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, 51.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.5% were separated or divorced, 3.7% were widowed and 33.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, 60.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Beechboro were England 6.1%, India 2.8%, New Zealand 2.8%, Viet Nam 2.2% and Malaysia 1.8%.

Of all people counted in Beechboro on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.5%, Anglican 17.7%, No Religion 16.9%, Buddhism 4.7% and Islam 4.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Vietnamese 2.5%, Cantonese 2.1%, Bosnian 1.8%, Italian 1.6% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 1.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 74.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,480 people aged 15 years and over in Beechboro were in the labour force. Of these 58.6% worked full-time, 30.3% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.2% were unemployed. 2,477 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.6%, Associate Professionals 6.5%, Professionals 5.0%, Managers and Administrators 2.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Beechboro, the most common responses for industry of employment included Food Retailing 5.3%, Business Services 4.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4% and Health Services 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, 3,054 families were counted: of these, 24.5% were couple families without children, 55.0% were couple families with children, 19.0% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, 3,726 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Beechboro, 92.5% were separate houses, 5.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, 26.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 51.2% were being purchased and 17.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 25.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 37.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Beechboro, 80.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.