Sussex Inlet

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,023 people were counted in Sussex Inlet: of these 49.3% were male and 50.7% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet there were 454 children aged 0-14 years and 1,530 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, 2,840 people were Australian citizens, 369 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, 59.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.6% were separated or divorced, 11.6% were widowed and 17.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, 83.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Sussex Inlet were England 6.1%, Scotland 1.2%, New Zealand 0.9%, Germany 0.7% and Netherlands 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Sussex Inlet on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 40.6%, Catholic 23.9%, No Religion 11.1%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 0.3%, Italian 0.2%, German 0.2%, French 0.1% and Welsh 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 770 people aged 15 years and over in Sussex Inlet were in the labour force. Of these 45.3% worked full-time, 36.1% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 15.8% were unemployed. 1,720 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Associate Professionals 4.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.2%, Professionals 1.9%, Managers and Administrators 0.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Sussex Inlet, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.4%, Construction Trade Services 1.8%, Food Retailing 1.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 1.8% and Business Services 1.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, 913 families were counted: of these, 60.9% were couple families without children, 24.8% were couple families with children, 13.8% were one parent families and 0.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, 1,387 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Sussex Inlet, 83.6% were separate houses, 2.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats, units or apartments and 7.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, 64.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 13.3% were being purchased and 16.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 52.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Sussex Inlet, 65.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 29.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.