Concord (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 26,597 people were counted in Concord (A): of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A) there were 4,711 children aged 0-14 years and 6,277 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), 22,785 people were Australian citizens, 8,997 were born overseas and 276 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), 53.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 7.9% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 32.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), 61.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Concord (A) were Italy 6.4%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 3.4%, England 2.5%, Korea, Republic of (South) 2.2% and New Zealand 1.8%.

Of all people counted in Concord (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 44.5%, Anglican 14.2%, No Religion 10.3%, Orthodox 5.4% and Uniting Church 3.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 10.9%, Cantonese 4.0%, Greek 3.2%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 2.8% and Mandarin 2.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 60% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 13,840 people aged 15 years and over in Concord (A) were in the labour force. Of these 65.7% worked full-time, 27.3% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.2% were unemployed. 7,157 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 14.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.1%, Associate Professionals 8.0%, Managers and Administrators 6.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.2%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.1% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Concord (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.0%, Health Services 5.2%, Education 4.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.8% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), 7,135 families were counted: of these, 32.4% were couple families without children, 53.0% were couple families with children, 12.1% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), 9,464 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Concord (A), 67.7% were separate houses, 9.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), 48.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.2% were being purchased and 23.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 63.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Concord (A), 73.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.6% were single (or lone) person households and 4.0% were group households.