Withcott (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 872 people were counted in Withcott (L): of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L) there were 243 children aged 0-14 years and 163 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), 837 people were Australian citizens, 71 were born overseas and 11 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), 65.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.7% were separated or divorced, 3.7% were widowed and 22.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), 89.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Withcott (L) were New Zealand 1.7%, England 1.7%, South Africa 0.8%, Netherlands 0.7% and Northern Ireland 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Withcott (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 22.8%, Anglican 19.6%, No Religion 11.7%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Churches of Christ 8.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Netherlandic 0.3%, French 0.3%, Croatian 0.3% and Japanese 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 97.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 412 people aged 15 years and over in Withcott (L) were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 32.0% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.6% were unemployed. 212 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.8%, Professionals 9.2%, Associate Professionals 6.9%, Managers and Administrators 6.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Withcott (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 7.7%, Construction Trade Services 4.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.6%, Health Services 4.1% and Business Services 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), 245 families were counted: of these, 36.7% were couple families without children, 56.3% were couple families with children, 6.9% 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 Withcott (L), 294 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Withcott (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 Withcott (L), 43.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 41.5% were being purchased and 12.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 52.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 60.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Withcott (L), 83.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 12.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.