Newman

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,516 people were counted in Newman: of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Of the total population 4.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Newman there were 988 children aged 0-14 years and 275 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, 2,867 people were Australian citizens, 769 were born overseas and 20 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, 53.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 1.7% were widowed and 34.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, 68.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Newman were New Zealand 7.3%, England 5.2%, Scotland 1.0%, Thailand 0.9% and Ireland 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Newman on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 24.4%, Anglican 19.4%, Catholic 19.2%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Thai 0.9%, Cantonese 0.7%, Macedonian 0.6%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.5% and Croatian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,906 people aged 15 years and over in Newman were in the labour force. Of these 70.7% worked full-time, 24.4% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.2% were unemployed. 422 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 16.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 13.5%, Associate Professionals 10.1%, Professionals 9.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Managers and Administrators 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Newman, the most common responses for industry of employment included Metal Ore Mining 27.6%, Education 4.6%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.1%, Food Retailing 3.9% and Business Services 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, 840 families were counted: of these, 31.5% were couple families without children, 58.2% were couple families with children, 9.6% were one parent families and 0.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, 1,324 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Newman, 67.4% were separate houses, 9.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.3% were flats, units or apartments and 9.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, 6.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 36.0% were being purchased and 41.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 6.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 89.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Newman, 62.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 20.8% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.