Gilgandra (A)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,712 people were counted in Gilgandra (A): of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 9.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A) there were 1,088 children aged 0-14 years and 1,371 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), 4,429 people were Australian citizens, 241 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), 57.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.1% were separated or divorced, 9.4% were widowed and 25.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), 90.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gilgandra (A) were Italy 1.7%, England 1.0%, New Zealand 0.6%, Scotland 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

Of all people counted in Gilgandra (A) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 29.8%, Catholic 25.2%, Presbyterian & Reformed 12.6%, Uniting Church 7.4% and No Religion 6.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.7%, Netherlandic 0.1%, Cantonese 0.1%, Greek 0.1% and German 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,985 people aged 15 years and over in Gilgandra (A) were in the labour force. Of these 58.8% worked full-time, 31.1% worked part-time, 4.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.6% were unemployed. 1,466 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 15.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.6%, Professionals 5.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.3%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gilgandra (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 17.0%, Education 3.4%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.8%, Health Services 2.7% and Government Administration 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), 1,231 families were counted: of these, 39.2% were couple families without children, 43.6% were couple families with children, 16.2% were one parent families and 1.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), 1,732 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gilgandra (A), 89.7% were separate houses, 1.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.8% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), 52.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 17.1% were being purchased and 19.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 18.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 17.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 63.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gilgandra (A), 70.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.5% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.