Neath (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 355 people were counted in Neath (L): of these 51.0% were male and 49.0% were female. Of the total population 3.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L) there were 68 children aged 0-14 years and 112 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), 338 people were Australian citizens, 37 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), 35.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 20.2% were separated or divorced, 8.1% were widowed and 32.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), 85.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Neath (L) were England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.4%, Scotland 1.1%, Germany 1.1% and Netherlands 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Neath (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.6%, Anglican 25.1%, No Religion 13.0%, Uniting Church 9.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), the most common response for languages other than English spoken at home was Italian 0.8%. 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, 122 people aged 15 years and over in Neath (L) were in the labour force. Of these 46.7% worked full-time, 27.9% worked part-time, 5.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 19.7% were unemployed. 157 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.7%, Associate Professionals 5.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.1%, Managers and Administrators 3.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0% and Professionals 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Neath (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%, Food Retailing 3.0%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.0%, Health Services 2.4% and Construction Trade Services 2.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), 86 families were counted: of these, 47.7% were couple families without children, 34.9% were couple families with children, 17.4% 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 Neath (L), 161 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Neath (L), 70.2% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 29.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), 56.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.8% were being purchased and 17.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 28.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 53.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Neath (L), 53.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 36.6% were single (or lone) person households and 6.2% were group households.