Corryong

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,139 people were counted in Corryong: of these 47.8% were male and 52.2% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong there were 228 children aged 0-14 years and 402 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, 1,061 people were Australian citizens, 96 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, 54.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.3% were separated or divorced, 12.3% were widowed and 24.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, 85.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Corryong were England 2.0%, New Zealand 1.1%, Netherlands 1.0%, Germany 0.9% and Scotland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Corryong on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 33.0%, Catholic 19.7%, No Religion 12.7%, Uniting Church 11.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.4%, Netherlandic 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, Polish 0.3% and Cantonese 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 465 people aged 15 years and over in Corryong were in the labour force. Of these 56.3% worked full-time, 34.2% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.2% were unemployed. 396 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.8%, Professionals 6.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.9%, Associate Professionals 6.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Managers and Administrators 4.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Corryong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.4%, Health Services 4.7%, Agriculture 3.7%, Food Retailing 3.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, 309 families were counted: of these, 49.2% were couple families without children, 38.8% were couple families with children, 10.7% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, 483 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Corryong, 93.4% were separate houses, 0.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, 52.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.3% were being purchased and 24.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 2.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 19.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 78.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Corryong, 64.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.