Nelson Bay

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 7,968 people were counted in Nelson Bay: of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay there were 1,353 children aged 0-14 years and 3,031 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, 7,043 people were Australian citizens, 1,072 were born overseas and 71 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, 56.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.9% were separated or divorced, 9.3% were widowed and 22.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, 78.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Nelson Bay were England 4.3%, New Zealand 1.6%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and Croatia 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Nelson Bay on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 30.2%, Catholic 25.5%, No Religion 12.3%, Uniting Church 7.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Croatian 0.8%, Italian 0.6%, Greek 0.3%, German 0.3% and Cantonese 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 88% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,000 people aged 15 years and over in Nelson Bay were in the labour force. Of these 50.5% worked full-time, 38.0% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.9% were unemployed. 3,035 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.2%, Associate Professionals 6.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.1%, Professionals 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.8%, Managers and Administrators 2.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Nelson Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.9%, Food Retailing 3.4%, Business Services 2.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.8% and Education 2.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, 2,023 families were counted: of these, 50.5% were couple families without children, 33.8% were couple families with children, 14.5% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, 3,407 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Nelson Bay, 64.0% were separate houses, 18.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.3% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, 42.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.9% were being purchased and 29.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 60.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Nelson Bay, 58.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.