Gresford East & Gresford West (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 284 people were counted in Gresford East & Gresford West (L): of these 52.8% were male and 47.2% were female. Of the total population 2.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L) there were 61 children aged 0-14 years and 99 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 266 people were Australian citizens, 4 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 54.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.0% were separated or divorced, 7.5% were widowed and 26.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 92.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gresford East & Gresford West (L) were Netherlands 1.1% and Greece 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Gresford East & Gresford West (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 59.9%, Catholic 17.6%, No Religion 6.3%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Christian, nfd 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), the most common response for languages other than English spoken at home was German 1.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 121 people aged 15 years and over in Gresford East & Gresford West (L) were in the labour force. Of these 57.9% worked full-time, 34.7% worked part-time, 5.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.5% were unemployed. 96 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.1%, Associate Professionals 6.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.3%, Managers and Administrators 5.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.4%, Professionals 3.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.8%, Agriculture 5.0%, Road Transport 5.0%, Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 3.3% and Coal Mining 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 86 families were counted: of these, 41.9% were couple families without children, 43.0% were couple families with children, 15.1% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 123 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 91.1% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.4% were flats, units or apartments and 6.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 57.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.1% were being purchased and 9.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 91.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gresford East & Gresford West (L), 66.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.5% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.