Herberton (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 947 people were counted in Herberton (L): of these 41.6% were male and 58.4% were female. Of the total population 18.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L) there were 240 children aged 0-14 years and 266 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), 850 people were Australian citizens, 125 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), 40.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.8% were separated or divorced, 12.3% were widowed and 32.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), 80.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Herberton (L) were England 4.6%, Germany 1.7%, New Zealand 1.2%, Papua New Guinea 0.8% and Netherlands 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Herberton (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 20.4%, Anglican 19.7%, No Religion 16.4%, Uniting Church 10.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 1.2%, Kriol 0.6%, Tok Pisin 0.4%, Gaelic (Scotland) 0.3% and Netherlandic 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 305 people aged 15 years and over in Herberton (L) were in the labour force. Of these 50.8% worked full-time, 31.1% worked part-time, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 16.4% were unemployed. 320 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.5%, Professionals 5.5%, Associate Professionals 4.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.9%, Managers and Administrators 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Herberton (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 5.9%, Health Services 3.7%, Food Retailing 2.4%, Agriculture 2.0% and General Construction 1.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), 216 families were counted: of these, 39.8% were couple families without children, 31.5% were couple families with children, 27.3% 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 Herberton (L), 317 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Herberton (L), 90.9% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.0% were flats, units or apartments and 3.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), 48.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 20.5% were being purchased and 24.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 36.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 59.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Herberton (L), 66.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.