Frederickton (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 899 people were counted in Frederickton (L): of these 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female. Of the total population 3.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L) there were 257 children aged 0-14 years and 204 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), 862 people were Australian citizens, 50 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), 51.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 17.5% were separated or divorced, 10.2% were widowed and 24.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), 92.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Frederickton (L) were England 2.6%, Fiji 0.3%, Scotland 0.3%, Lebanon 0.3% and Sri Lanka 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Frederickton (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.1%, Anglican 27.1%, Uniting Church 13.6%, No Religion 9.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Netherlandic 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Hungarian 0.3% and Hindi 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 343 people aged 15 years and over in Frederickton (L) were in the labour force. Of these 45.8% worked full-time, 32.7% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 19.8% were unemployed. 287 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.7%, Professionals 4.5%, Associate Professionals 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 1.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Frederickton (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9%, Health Services 3.1%, Food Retailing 3.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5% and Government Administration 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), 248 families were counted: of these, 29.4% were couple families without children, 44.4% were couple families with children, 24.6% 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 Frederickton (L), 331 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Frederickton (L), 93.4% were separate houses, 2.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), 49.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.8% were being purchased and 20.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 53.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Frederickton (L), 74.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.