Mirrabooka

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,647 people were counted in Mirrabooka: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 3.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka there were 2,123 children aged 0-14 years and 858 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, 6,474 people were Australian citizens, 3,368 were born overseas and 39 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, 48.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.4% were separated or divorced, 3.9% were widowed and 35.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, 49.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mirrabooka were Viet Nam 9.8%, England 3.9%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 3.0%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.2% and Burma (Myanmar) 2.1%.

Of all people counted in Mirrabooka on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.6%, No Religion 14.5%, Buddhism 10.7%, Anglican 10.6% and Islam 9.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Vietnamese 12.8%, Macedonian 4.2%, Cantonese 2.5%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 2.2% and Bosnian 2.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 52% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,127 people aged 15 years and over in Mirrabooka were in the labour force. Of these 52.9% worked full-time, 30.1% worked part-time, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 13.1% were unemployed. 2,120 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 9.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.9%, Associate Professionals 4.0%, Professionals 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 1.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mirrabooka, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.3%, Food Retailing 4.7%, Health Services 3.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.7% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, 1,929 families were counted: of these, 17.4% were couple families without children, 56.6% were couple families with children, 24.8% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, 2,412 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mirrabooka, 88.2% were separate houses, 8.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, 20.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 46.1% were being purchased and 26.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 18.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 55.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 24.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mirrabooka, 77.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.1% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.