Tuggeranong

2001 Census All persons QuickStats
Geography type Statistical Subdivisions
Area code 80525
People 86,346
Male 42,323
Female 44,023
Australian citizenship 80,781
People born overseas 15,883
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 291
Families 23,624
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 30,662

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Total 86,346 -- 18,769,249 --
Male 42,323 49.0 9,270,466 49.4
Female 44,023 51.0 9,498,783 50.6
 null  null  null  null  null
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 1,178 1.4 410,003 2.2

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 86,346 people were counted in Tuggeranong: of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 1.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Age
People
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
0-4 years 6,915 8.0 1,243,969 6.6
5-14 years 16,208 18.8 2,668,506 14.2
15-24 years 13,152 15.2 2,566,346 13.7
25-54 years 41,071 47.6 8,159,808 43.5
55-64 years 5,243 6.1 1,759,742 9.4
65 years and over 3,757 4.4 2,370,878 12.6

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong there were 23,123 children aged 0-14 years and 9,000 people aged 55 years and over.

Selected characteristics Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Australian citizenship 80,781 93.6 16,559,774 88.2
People born overseas 15,883 18.4 4,105,444 21.9
Overseas visitors (excluded from people counts) 291 0.3 203,101 1.1

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, 80,781 people were Australian citizens, 15,883 were born overseas and 291 people were overseas visitors.

Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Married 34,265 54.2 7,635,947 51.4
Separated or divorced 7,300 11.5 1,609,314 10.8
Widowed 1,599 2.5 919,904 6.2
Never married 20,066 31.7 4,691,609 31.6

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, 54.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.5% were separated or divorced, 2.5% were widowed and 31.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

Country of birth Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Australia 67,312 78.0 13,629,481 72.6
Other top responses:  null  null  null  null
England 3,508 4.1 847,365 4.5
New Zealand 995 1.2 355,765 1.9
Scotland 643 0.7 137,252 0.7
Germany 595 0.7 108,220 0.6
Viet Nam 540 0.6 154,831 0.8

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, 78.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tuggeranong were England 4.1%, New Zealand 1.2%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.7% and Viet Nam 0.6%.

Religious affiliation, top responses Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Catholic 27,910 32.3 5,001,624 26.6
Anglican 17,137 19.8 3,881,162 20.7
No Religion 14,545 16.8 2,905,993 15.5
Uniting Church 3,636 4.2 1,248,674 6.7
Presbyterian & Reformed 2,799 3.2 637,530 3.4

Of all people counted in Tuggeranong on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.3%, Anglican 19.8%, No Religion 16.8%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.2%.

Language, top responses (other than English) Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Spanish 730 0.8 93,593 0.5
Croatian 723 0.8 69,851 0.4
Vietnamese 721 0.8 174,236 0.9
Italian 688 0.8 353,605 1.9
Cantonese 625 0.7 225,307 1.2
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English only spoken at home 73,987 85.7 15,013,965 80.0

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Spanish 0.8%, Croatian 0.8%, Vietnamese 0.8%, Italian 0.8% and Cantonese 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 85.7% of people counted.

Employment

Employment
People aged 15 years and over
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 30,169 63.9 5,360,693 59.8
Worked part-time 13,957 29.6 2,689,709 30.0
Hours worked not stated 1,004 2.1 248,204 2.8
Unemployed 2,077 4.4 660,709 7.4
Not in the labour force 14,762 -- 5,265,426 --
Total in labour force (includes employed and unemployed people) 47,207 -- 8,959,315 --
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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 47,207 people aged 15 years and over in Tuggeranong were in the labour force. Of these 63.9% worked full-time, 29.6% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.4% were unemployed. 14,762 people were not in the labour force.

Occupation
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Professionals 9,093 14.4 1,514,096 10.2
Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9,037 14.3 1,366,701 9.2
Associate Professionals 6,586 10.4 975,653 6.6
Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4,982 7.9 792,378 5.3
Tradespersons and Related Workers 4,424 7.0 1,018,903 6.9
Managers and Administrators 4,272 6.8 764,823 5.1
Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2,180 3.4 670,821 4.5
Labourers and Related Workers 1,970 3.1 717,457 4.8
Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1,625 2.6 309,968 2.1

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 14.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 14.3%, Associate Professionals 10.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.0%, Managers and Administrators 6.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.6%.

Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Government Administration 8,029 12.7 307,229 2.1
Business Services 5,288 8.4 795,439 5.4
Education 3,072 4.9 595,398 4.0
Personal and Household Good Retailing 2,977 4.7 517,816 3.5
Food Retailing 2,460 3.9 443,890 3.0

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tuggeranong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 12.7%, Business Services 8.4%, Education 4.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.7% and Food Retailing 3.9%.

Families

family type

Family composition

Family type Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Couple family without children 6,039 25.6 1,764,167 35.7
Couple family with children 13,359 56.5 2,321,165 47.0
One parent family 3,962 16.8 762,632 15.4
Other family 264 1.1 88,864 1.8
Total families 23,624 -- 4,936,828 --

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, 23,624 families were counted: of these, 25.6% were couple families without children, 56.5% were couple families with children, 16.8% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwellings

dwelling structure | household type

Dwelling structure

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

Dwelling type Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Occupied private dwellings 29,378 95.8 7,072,202 90.8
All private dwellings (including unoccupied) 30,662 -- 7,790,079 --

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, 29,378 occupied private dwellings were counted.

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Separate house 25,504 86.8 5,327,309 75.3
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 3,408 11.6 632,176 8.9
Flat, unit or apartment 380 1.3 923,139 13.1
Other dwelling 10 0.0 134,274 1.9
Dwelling type not stated 76 0.3 55,304 0.8

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tuggeranong, 86.8% were separate houses, 11.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

Tenure
Occupied private dwellings
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Owned outright 8,548 29.1 2,810,917 39.7
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme) 13,381 45.5 1,872,132 26.5
Rented (includes rent-free) 6,339 21.6 1,858,324 26.3
Other tenure type 345 1.2 196,026 2.8
Tenure type not stated 764 2.6 334,803 4.7

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 45.5% were being purchased and 21.6% were rented.

Landlord type
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Real estate agent 2,215 34.9 813,633 43.8
State or Territory housing authority 2,033 32.1 317,171 17.1
Other landlord type 2,050 32.3 705,122 37.9
Landlord type not stated 40 0.6 22,398 1.2

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 32.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

Household type
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
Tuggeranong % Tuggeranong Australia % Australia
Family households 23,403 79.7 4,866,031 68.8
Single (or lone) person households 4,608 15.7 1,616,213 22.9
Group households 735 2.5 262,551 3.7

On Census Night 2001 in Tuggeranong, 79.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.

Data for this QuickStat has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census

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