Alice Springs

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 23,384 people were counted in Alice Springs: of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Of the total population 14.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs there were 5,652 children aged 0-14 years and 2,798 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, 19,102 people were Australian citizens, 3,861 were born overseas and 1,256 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, 46.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.3% were separated or divorced, 2.9% were widowed and 38.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, 73.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Alice Springs were England 3.8%, United States of America 3.4%, New Zealand 1.8%, Germany 0.6% and Philippines 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Alice Springs on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 21.7%, No Religion 21.0%, Anglican 13.4%, Uniting Church 7.0% and Lutheran 5.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arrernte (Aranda) 1.3%, Italian 0.6%, Warlpiri 0.5%, German 0.4% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 82.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 12,483 people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs were in the labour force. Of these 68.7% worked full-time, 24.8% worked part-time, 2.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.0% were unemployed. 3,805 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 13.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.2%, Associate Professionals 9.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 6.2%, Education 6.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Business Services 4.6% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, 5,302 families were counted: of these, 32.1% were couple families without children, 49.4% were couple families with children, 16.9% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, 8,082 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Alice Springs, 63.0% were separate houses, 22.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.3% were flats, units or apartments and 4.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, 14.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.4% were being purchased and 37.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 35.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs, 64.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.2% were single (or lone) person households and 5.0% were group households.