Mildura

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 27,931 people were counted in Mildura: of these 47.9% were male and 52.1% were female. Of the total population 3.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura there were 6,356 children aged 0-14 years and 6,807 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, 25,870 people were Australian citizens, 2,862 were born overseas and 131 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, 51.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.6% were separated or divorced, 7.8% were widowed and 28.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, 84.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mildura were England 1.7%, Italy 1.6%, Turkey 1.5%, New Zealand 0.9% and Greece 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Mildura on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.4%, Anglican 18.5%, No Religion 17.4%, Uniting Church 10.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 2.5%, Turkish 2.0%, Greek 1.2%, Tongan 0.6% and Croatian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 12,319 people aged 15 years and over in Mildura were in the labour force. Of these 59.7% worked full-time, 29.4% worked part-time, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 8,295 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 8.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.7%, Associate Professionals 6.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Managers and Administrators 4.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mildura, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.0%, Health Services 3.9%, Business Services 3.7% and Agriculture 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, 7,284 families were counted: of these, 38.3% were couple families without children, 42.1% were couple families with children, 18.2% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, 10,817 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mildura, 76.0% were separate houses, 4.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, 37.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.1% were being purchased and 32.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 44.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 23.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mildura, 66.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.4% were single (or lone) person households and 3.2% were group households.