Dampier

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,469 people were counted in Dampier: of these 57.5% were male and 42.5% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier there were 357 children aged 0-14 years and 199 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, 1,342 people were Australian citizens, 261 were born overseas and 10 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, 58.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.7% were separated or divorced, 1.9% were widowed and 29.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, 76.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Dampier were England 6.3%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 0.9%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 0.9% and Netherlands 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Dampier on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 25.7%, Anglican 22.7%, Catholic 20.8%, Uniting Church 5.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 1.0%, Portuguese 0.4%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.3%, Cantonese 0.3% and Croatian 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 90.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 868 people aged 15 years and over in Dampier were in the labour force. Of these 68.1% worked full-time, 24.8% worked part-time, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 203 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 15.0%, Associate Professionals 10.9%, Professionals 10.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 9.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Dampier, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 18.3%, Business Services 5.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Education 4.2% and Construction Trade Services 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, 324 families were counted: of these, 33.6% were couple families without children, 58.6% were couple families with children, 6.5% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, 481 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Dampier, 76.5% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.3% were flats, units or apartments and 8.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, 21.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 41.6% were being purchased and 23.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 61.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Dampier, 66.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.3% were single (or lone) person households and 2.9% were group households.