Mortlake (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 941 people were counted in Mortlake (L): of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L) there were 173 children aged 0-14 years and 336 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), 883 people were Australian citizens, 46 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), 52.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.9% were separated or divorced, 11.7% were widowed and 24.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), 89.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mortlake (L) were England 2.1%, New Zealand 1.3%, Scotland 0.3%, Japan 0.3% and Philippines 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Mortlake (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.8%, Anglican 20.7%, Uniting Church 18.8%, No Religion 11.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 9.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Maltese 0.3%, Croatian 0.3%, Romanian 0.3%, Sinhalese 0.3% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 396 people aged 15 years and over in Mortlake (L) were in the labour force. Of these 49.7% worked full-time, 36.4% worked part-time, 5.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.8% were unemployed. 341 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 8.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Associate Professionals 5.6%, Professionals 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.9%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mortlake (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 6.3%, Education 3.9%, Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 3.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), 275 families were counted: of these, 47.3% were couple families without children, 34.2% were couple families with children, 17.5% 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 Mortlake (L), 440 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mortlake (L), 94.3% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), 53.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.1% were being purchased and 16.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 4.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 97.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mortlake (L), 61.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.1% were group households.