Macksville

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,658 people were counted in Macksville: of these 46.8% were male and 53.2% were female. Of the total population 7.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville there were 543 children aged 0-14 years and 996 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, 2,433 people were Australian citizens, 144 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, 48.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.5% were separated or divorced, 13.2% were widowed and 25.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, 87.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Macksville were England 2.7%, Scotland 0.3%, Netherlands 0.3%, New Zealand 0.3% and Italy 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Macksville on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.5%, Catholic 25.9%, Uniting Church 10.3%, No Religion 8.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 7.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Hungarian 0.1%, Malay 0.1% and Eastern Aboriginal, nec 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 841 people aged 15 years and over in Macksville were in the labour force. Of these 50.9% worked full-time, 32.5% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 13.8% were unemployed. 1,149 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.5%, Associate Professionals 4.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.2%, Professionals 3.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0%, Managers and Administrators 1.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Macksville, the most common responses for industry of employment included Food Retailing 2.8%, Health Services 2.7%, Education 2.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5% and Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, 666 families were counted: of these, 41.1% were couple families without children, 35.6% were couple families with children, 21.6% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, 987 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Macksville, 89.2% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.9% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, 47.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.9% were being purchased and 27.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 24.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Macksville, 66.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.5% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.