Quilpie (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 645 people were counted in Quilpie (L): of these 52.6% were male and 47.4% were female. Of the total population 9.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L) there were 161 children aged 0-14 years and 108 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), 613 people were Australian citizens, 46 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), 43.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.1% were separated or divorced, 4.9% were widowed and 40.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), 90.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Quilpie (L) were England 2.0%, New Zealand 1.9%, Poland 0.8%, Papua New Guinea 0.5% and Croatia 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Quilpie (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 38.0%, Anglican 28.1%, No Religion 8.4%, Uniting Church 4.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Polish 0.8% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 336 people aged 15 years and over in Quilpie (L) were in the labour force. Of these 69.9% worked full-time, 22.3% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 141 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 11.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 10.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.8%, Associate Professionals 9.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 9.2%, Professionals 7.9%, Managers and Administrators 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Quilpie (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 6.8%, Education 6.0%, Health Services 5.1%, Agriculture 4.9% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), 159 families were counted: of these, 38.4% were couple families without children, 38.4% were couple families with children, 21.4% were one parent families and 1.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), 263 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Quilpie (L), 76.0% were separate houses, 6.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.6% were flats, units or apartments and 9.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), 34.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.5% were being purchased and 42.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 2.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 89.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Quilpie (L), 60.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 30.4% were single (or lone) person households and 3.4% were group households.