Willoughby (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 58,319 people were counted in Willoughby (C): of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C) there were 10,207 children aged 0-14 years and 12,890 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), 47,046 people were Australian citizens, 21,625 were born overseas and 1,035 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), 50.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.8% were separated or divorced, 6.3% were widowed and 34.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), 57.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Willoughby (C) were England 4.5%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 3.7%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.4%, New Zealand 2.9% and Japan 2.1%.

Of all people counted in Willoughby (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 26.1%, Anglican 19.5%, No Religion 18.6%, Uniting Church 4.3% and Buddhism 3.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 6.7%, Mandarin 3.6%, Japanese 2.4%, Italian 1.7% and Korean 1.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 67% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 30,867 people aged 15 years and over in Willoughby (C) were in the labour force. Of these 66.0% worked full-time, 27.4% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.2% were unemployed. 15,033 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.5%, Managers and Administrators 8.9%, Associate Professionals 8.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.5%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.3%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.7% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Willoughby (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 13.8%, Health Services 4.2%, Education 3.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), 15,385 families were counted: of these, 36.8% were couple families without children, 47.3% were couple families with children, 12.8% were one parent families and 3.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), 22,863 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Willoughby (C), 54.3% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 35.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), 42.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.8% were being purchased and 30.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 65.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 4.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 28.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Willoughby (C), 66.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.3% were single (or lone) person households and 5.9% were group households.