Gerringong

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,488 people were counted in Gerringong: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong there were 836 children aged 0-14 years and 1,001 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, 3,279 people were Australian citizens, 367 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, 57.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.9% were separated or divorced, 11.9% were widowed and 22.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, 85.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gerringong were England 4.6%, Scotland 0.8%, New Zealand 0.7%, South Africa 0.4% and Italy 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Gerringong on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.6%, Anglican 27.0%, Uniting Church 13.8%, No Religion 12.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 0.4%, German 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1% and Afrikaans 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,440 people aged 15 years and over in Gerringong were in the labour force. Of these 54.1% worked full-time, 36.0% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.3% were unemployed. 1,150 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.6%, Associate Professionals 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.5%, Managers and Administrators 3.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gerringong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 6.6%, Health Services 4.1%, Construction Trade Services 3.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6% and Business Services 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, 911 families were counted: of these, 37.4% were couple families without children, 48.7% were couple families with children, 13.0% were one parent families and 0.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, 1,246 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gerringong, 85.2% were separate houses, 11.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, 44.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 28.9% were being purchased and 15.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 59.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 40.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gerringong, 72.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.3% were group households.