Queenscliff

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,725 people were counted in Queenscliff: of these 46.2% were male and 53.8% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff there were 644 children aged 0-14 years and 1,470 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, 3,482 people were Australian citizens, 379 were born overseas and 10 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, 56.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.1% were separated or divorced, 12.9% were widowed and 21.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, 85.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Queenscliff were England 4.5%, Scotland 1.0%, New Zealand 0.7%, Germany 0.5% and Italy 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Queenscliff on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 26.4%, Catholic 21.3%, No Religion 19.1%, Uniting Church 12.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.6%, German 0.3%, Greek 0.2%, Macedonian 0.1% and Netherlandic 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,464 people aged 15 years and over in Queenscliff were in the labour force. Of these 55.1% worked full-time, 36.4% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 1,544 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.0%, Associate Professionals 7.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.4%, Managers and Administrators 3.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Queenscliff, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.7%, Education 4.8%, Health Services 4.2%, Business Services 3.9% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, 988 families were counted: of these, 51.1% were couple families without children, 36.9% were couple families with children, 10.6% 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 Queenscliff, 1,595 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Queenscliff, 85.6% were separate houses, 4.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats, units or apartments and 3.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, 58.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.4% were being purchased and 18.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 47.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 5.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 46.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Queenscliff, 61.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 31.3% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.