Woomera (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 598 people were counted in Woomera (L): of these 54.0% were male and 46.0% were female. Of the total population 1.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L) there were 112 children aged 0-14 years and 78 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), 539 people were Australian citizens, 92 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), 48.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.0% were separated or divorced, 2.5% were widowed and 32.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), 77.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Woomera (L) were England 5.4%, New Zealand 2.8%, Iran 0.7%, Fiji 0.5% and Austria 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Woomera (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 22.4%, Catholic 17.7%, Anglican 15.6%, Uniting Church 9.9% and Lutheran 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Persian 0.8%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.7% and Malayalam 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 395 people aged 15 years and over in Woomera (L) were in the labour force. Of these 82.0% worked full-time, 13.7% worked part-time, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.3% were unemployed. 61 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), the most common responses for occupation were Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 21.3%, Professionals 14.4%, Associate Professionals 11.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.0%, Managers and Administrators 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Woomera (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Community Services 22.3%, Business Services 12.5%, Other Services 6.5%, Defence 5.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), 107 families were counted: of these, 34.6% were couple families without children, 57.0% were couple families with children, 8.4% 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 Woomera (L), 262 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Woomera (L), 45.8% were separate houses, 12.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 35.9% were flats, units or apartments and 6.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), 4.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 0.0% were being purchased and 46.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 99.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Woomera (L), 40.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.1% were group households.