Little River (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 353 people were counted in Little River (L): of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L) there were 98 children aged 0-14 years and 35 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), 320 people were Australian citizens, 42 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), 62.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.8% were separated or divorced, 3.6% were widowed and 27.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), 84.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Little River (L) were England 5.1%, Scotland 1.1%, New Zealand 0.8%, Netherlands 0.8% and India 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Little River (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.4%, Anglican 23.2%, No Religion 19.8%, Uniting Church 11.6% and Baptist 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.7%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.8%, Cantonese 0.8% and Mandarin 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 184 people aged 15 years and over in Little River (L) were in the labour force. Of these 66.3% worked full-time, 28.3% worked part-time, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.8% were unemployed. 63 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 15.3%, Professionals 10.0%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 8.4%, Managers and Administrators 7.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.4%, Associate Professionals 6.0%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 5.6% and Labourers and Related Workers 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Little River (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Construction Trade Services 5.6%, Business Services 5.2%, Education 4.8%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 4.0% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), 93 families were counted: of these, 29.0% were couple families without children, 61.3% were couple families with children, 9.7% 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 Little River (L), 116 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Little River (L), 94.0% were separate houses, 2.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), 41.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 45.7% were being purchased and 6.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Little River (L), 81.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.