Traralgon

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 19,569 people were counted in Traralgon: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon there were 4,589 children aged 0-14 years and 3,764 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, 18,056 people were Australian citizens, 2,297 were born overseas and 45 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, 50.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.2% were separated or divorced, 7.4% were widowed and 30.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, 84.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Traralgon were England 2.9%, Scotland 1.2%, Netherlands 1.1%, New Zealand 1.0% and Italy 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Traralgon on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 28.4%, Anglican 21.7%, No Religion 20.6%, Uniting Church 6.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.1%, Greek 0.9%, Netherlandic 0.5%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3% and German 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,303 people aged 15 years and over in Traralgon were in the labour force. Of these 57.7% worked full-time, 30.3% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.4% were unemployed. 5,275 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.6%, Professionals 9.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.8%, Associate Professionals 7.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Traralgon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 4.7%, Education 4.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.3%, Business Services 3.8% and Wood and Paper Product Manufacturing 3.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, 5,287 families were counted: of these, 34.9% were couple families without children, 46.7% were couple families with children, 17.1% 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 Traralgon, 7,688 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Traralgon, 85.3% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, 38.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.8% were being purchased and 23.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 46.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 29.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Traralgon, 68.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 26.6% were single (or lone) person households and 3.1% were group households.