Cardwell

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,367 people were counted in Cardwell: of these 55.0% were male and 45.0% were female. Of the total population 5.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell there were 194 children aged 0-14 years and 540 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, 1,230 people were Australian citizens, 191 were born overseas and 63 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, 50.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 16.4% were separated or divorced, 9.9% were widowed and 24.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, 80.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Cardwell were England 4.2%, New Zealand 2.2%, Germany 0.8%, Italy 0.7% and Scotland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Cardwell on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 25.2%, Catholic 21.7%, No Religion 16.4%, Uniting Church 8.6% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 0.7%, Hindi 0.7%, Greek 0.5%, German 0.4% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 545 people aged 15 years and over in Cardwell were in the labour force. Of these 59.6% worked full-time, 29.9% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.0% were unemployed. 544 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 10.6%, Associate Professionals 5.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Professionals 4.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.0%, Managers and Administrators 3.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cardwell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 5.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.0%, Commercial Fishing 3.0%, Construction Trade Services 2.9% and Food Retailing 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, 303 families were counted: of these, 55.4% were couple families without children, 29.7% were couple families with children, 12.5% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, 569 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Cardwell, 62.4% were separate houses, 1.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.4% were flats, units or apartments and 23.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, 44.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.7% were being purchased and 33.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 43.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 47.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Cardwell, 53.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.7% were single (or lone) person households and 4.9% were group households.