Yanchep

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,953 people were counted in Yanchep: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep there were 452 children aged 0-14 years and 547 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, 1,674 people were Australian citizens, 595 were born overseas and 12 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, 55.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.5% were separated or divorced, 5.1% were widowed and 24.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, 64.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Yanchep were England 17.8%, New Zealand 2.8%, Scotland 1.5%, Germany 1.1% and Wales 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Yanchep on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.1%, No Religion 24.3%, Catholic 18.0%, Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9% and Uniting Church 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.9%, French 0.5%, Spanish 0.4%, Italian 0.4% and Polish 0.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 775 people aged 15 years and over in Yanchep were in the labour force. Of these 52.4% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 3.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.3% were unemployed. 697 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.7%, Professionals 6.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.9%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 1.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Yanchep, the most common responses for industry of employment included Construction Trade Services 3.7%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Education 3.2%, Food Retailing 2.5% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, 598 families were counted: of these, 45.3% were couple families without children, 36.8% were couple families with children, 16.7% 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 Yanchep, 795 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Yanchep, 98.2% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, 40.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.0% were being purchased and 20.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 62.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Yanchep, 74.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.4% were single (or lone) person households and 1.9% were group households.