Wollongong (NSW)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 256,095 people were counted in Wollongong (NSW): of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW) there were 54,404 children aged 0-14 years and 59,194 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), 228,306 people were Australian citizens, 55,354 were born overseas and 1,415 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), 53.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.3% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 29.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), 73.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Wollongong (NSW) were England 5.4%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 1.8%, Italy 1.6%, Scotland 1.1% and New Zealand 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Wollongong (NSW) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.8%, Anglican 25.1%, No Religion 11.7%, Uniting Church 6.1% and Orthodox 5.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 2.9%, Italian 2.3%, Spanish 1.0%, Greek 1.0% and Serbian 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80.8% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 114,042 people aged 15 years and over in Wollongong (NSW) were in the labour force. Of these 57.0% worked full-time, 31.3% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.0% were unemployed. 80,139 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 9.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.5%, Associate Professionals 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Wollongong (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.5%, Business Services 4.2%, Metal Product Manufacturing 4.1%, Health Services 3.7% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), 69,767 families were counted: of these, 34.9% were couple families without children, 48.1% were couple families with children, 15.6% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), 95,688 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Wollongong (NSW), 75.3% were separate houses, 8.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), 42.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.1% were being purchased and 26.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 40.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 31.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Wollongong (NSW), 71.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.1% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.