Bruce

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,012 people were counted in Bruce: of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce there were 278 children aged 0-14 years and 397 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, 2,384 people were Australian citizens, 885 were born overseas and 93 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, 35.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 5.1% were separated or divorced, 2.8% were widowed and 57.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, 63.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bruce were England 3.5%, Malaysia 1.8%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 1.8%, Thailand 1.3% and Viet Nam 1.3%.

Of all people counted in Bruce on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 23.1%, No Religion 21.6%, Anglican 14.5%, Buddhism 4.5% and Uniting Church 4.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 3.1%, Mandarin 2.5%, Thai 1.3%, Croatian 1.3% and Vietnamese 1.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 69.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,687 people aged 15 years and over in Bruce were in the labour force. Of these 52.3% worked full-time, 36.2% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.9% were unemployed. 865 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 17.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.2%, Managers and Administrators 7.8%, Associate Professionals 7.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.3% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bruce, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 8.4%, Business Services 8.3%, Education 6.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.4% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, 531 families were counted: of these, 49.2% were couple families without children, 39.7% were couple families with children, 8.1% were one parent families and 3.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, 747 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bruce, 52.3% were separate houses, 43.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, 38.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.4% were being purchased and 29.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 58.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 41.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bruce, 70.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 16.5% were single (or lone) person households and 9.2% were group households.