Padbury

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 8,664 people were counted in Padbury: of these 49.9% were male and 50.1% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury there were 1,771 children aged 0-14 years and 1,373 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, 7,548 people were Australian citizens, 2,844 were born overseas and 39 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, 51.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.0% were separated or divorced, 3.6% were widowed and 32.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, 63.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Padbury were England 13.9%, New Zealand 3.3%, Scotland 1.9%, South Africa 1.0% and Ireland 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Padbury on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.3%, Anglican 23.3%, No Religion 22.7%, Uniting Church 3.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.9%, Malay 0.7%, German 0.6%, Cantonese 0.6% and Polish 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,849 people aged 15 years and over in Padbury were in the labour force. Of these 57.4% worked full-time, 32.9% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.4% were unemployed. 1,937 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.7%, Professionals 9.8%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Padbury, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.4%, Health Services 5.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 5.1%, Education 4.8% and Construction Trade Services 4.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, 2,539 families were counted: of these, 32.3% were couple families without children, 49.5% were couple families with children, 16.7% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, 3,219 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Padbury, 91.4% were separate houses, 8.3% 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 Padbury, 35.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 45.9% were being purchased and 15.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 44.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 50.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Padbury, 78.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.