Cessnock (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 45,071 people were counted in Cessnock (C): of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C) there were 10,155 children aged 0-14 years and 10,267 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), 41,266 people were Australian citizens, 2,873 were born overseas and 133 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), 51.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.0% were separated or divorced, 7.7% were widowed and 29.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), 87.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Cessnock (C) were England 2.2%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.7%, Germany 0.5% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Cessnock (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 33.6%, Catholic 22.2%, No Religion 11.0%, Uniting Church 9.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Cantonese 0.2%, Polish 0.1%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1% and Italian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 18,145 people aged 15 years and over in Cessnock (C) were in the labour force. Of these 54.6% worked full-time, 30.5% worked part-time, 3.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.5% were unemployed. 14,861 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Professionals 4.8%, Associate Professionals 4.6%, Managers and Administrators 2.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Cessnock (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.5%, Coal Mining 3.3%, Food Retailing 3.3%, Health Services 3.2% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), 11,998 families were counted: of these, 33.6% were couple families without children, 46.7% were couple families with children, 18.1% 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 Cessnock (C), 16,516 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Cessnock (C), 93.5% were separate houses, 1.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), 47.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.7% were being purchased and 19.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 47.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 33.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Cessnock (C), 71.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.8% were single (or lone) person households and 2.1% were group households.