Teesdale (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 764 people were counted in Teesdale (L): of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L) there were 190 children aged 0-14 years and 121 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), 704 people were Australian citizens, 139 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), 65.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.2% were separated or divorced, 1.9% were widowed and 23.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), 78.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Teesdale (L) were England 7.6%, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 2.1%, Germany 1.6%, New Zealand 1.2% and Scotland 1.2%.

Of all people counted in Teesdale (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 24.3%, Catholic 18.6%, Anglican 17.9%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.3% and Uniting Church 5.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Hungarian 1.3%, German 0.7%, Italian 0.5%, Spanish 0.4% and Polish 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 364 people aged 15 years and over in Teesdale (L) were in the labour force. Of these 60.2% worked full-time, 30.2% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.7% were unemployed. 199 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.8%, Professionals 9.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.3%, Associate Professionals 4.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Teesdale (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.7%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 4.6%, Health Services 4.0%, Business Services 3.4% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), 238 families were counted: of these, 39.5% were couple families without children, 48.7% were couple families with children, 11.8% 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 Teesdale (L), 267 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Teesdale (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% 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 Teesdale (L), 37.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 53.6% were being purchased and 3.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 30.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Teesdale (L), 87.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 10.9% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.