Primrose Sands (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 668 people were counted in Primrose Sands (L): of these 55.5% were male and 44.5% were female. Of the total population 4.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L) there were 125 children aged 0-14 years and 166 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), 636 people were Australian citizens, 52 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), 39.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 26.4% were separated or divorced, 5.0% were widowed and 28.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), 85.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Primrose Sands (L) were England 3.0%, Finland 0.7%, Germany 0.6%, New Zealand 0.4% and Tonga 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Primrose Sands (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 40.7%, Catholic 23.1%, No Religion 14.4%, Uniting Church 4.9% and Baptist 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Finnish 0.7%, Italian 0.6% and Croatian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 277 people aged 15 years and over in Primrose Sands (L) were in the labour force. Of these 48.0% worked full-time, 28.2% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 21.3% were unemployed. 266 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.8%, Associate Professionals 5.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.0%, Professionals 2.7%, Managers and Administrators 1.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Primrose Sands (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.9%, Health Services 2.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.3%, Construction Trade Services 2.1% and Business Services 2.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), 183 families were counted: of these, 41.5% were couple families without children, 35.0% were couple families with children, 21.3% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), 333 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Primrose Sands (L), 97.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), 44.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.4% were being purchased and 12.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 19.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 87.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Primrose Sands (L), 55.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 37.5% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.