Capalaba West

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 340 people were counted in Capalaba West: of these 51.5% were male and 48.5% were female. Of the total population 0.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West there were 92 children aged 0-14 years and 69 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, 301 people were Australian citizens, 69 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, 59.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.9% were separated or divorced, 4.6% were widowed and 32.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, 72.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Capalaba West were New Zealand 5.0%, England 4.1%, Cyprus 1.8%, Taiwan 1.5% and Italy 1.2%.

Of all people counted in Capalaba West on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 31.5%, Anglican 18.2%, No Religion 10.0%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.4% and Uniting Church 5.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 2.9%, Italian 1.5%, Mandarin 1.5%, Japanese 1.2% and Maori (New Zealand) 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 159 people aged 15 years and over in Capalaba West were in the labour force. Of these 59.7% worked full-time, 29.6% worked part-time, 5.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.0% were unemployed. 90 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, the most common responses for occupation were Associate Professionals 9.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.5%, Professionals 7.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.9%, Managers and Administrators 6.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Capalaba West, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.8%, Agriculture 4.2%, General Construction 4.2%, Education 3.8% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, 90 families were counted: of these, 34.4% were couple families without children, 58.9% were couple families with children, 3.3% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, 114 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Capalaba West, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, 47.4% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.2% were being purchased and 11.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 69.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 69.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Capalaba West, 75.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.9% were single (or lone) person households and 2.6% were group households.