Bentley

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,625 people were counted in Bentley: of these 44.6% were male and 55.4% were female. Of the total population 3.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley there were 762 children aged 0-14 years and 2,500 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, 4,682 people were Australian citizens, 3,560 were born overseas and 343 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, 27.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.5% were separated or divorced, 16.4% were widowed and 45.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, 41.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bentley were Malaysia 8.0%, England 6.9%, Singapore 4.0%, Indonesia 4.0% and Italy 1.8%.

Of all people counted in Bentley on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 21.9%, Anglican 14.6%, No Religion 13.2%, Buddhism 7.5% and Islam 6.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Mandarin 6.2%, Cantonese 4.4%, Indonesian 3.7%, Italian 2.4% and Malay 1.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 54.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,442 people aged 15 years and over in Bentley were in the labour force. Of these 45.2% worked full-time, 33.9% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 18.0% were unemployed. 3,597 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Professionals 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.2%, Associate Professionals 3.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.2%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0% and Managers and Administrators 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bentley, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 3.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.6%, Education 2.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.1% and Health Services 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, 1,368 families were counted: of these, 41.6% were couple families without children, 27.4% were couple families with children, 22.2% were one parent families and 8.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, 3,307 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bentley, 38.7% were separate houses, 31.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 29.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, 18.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.2% were being purchased and 54.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 24.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 33.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bentley, 41.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 44.8% were single (or lone) person households and 9.6% were group households.