Alpine (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 17,581 people were counted in Alpine (S): of these 51.8% were male and 48.2% were female. Of the total population 0.5% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S) there were 3,868 children aged 0-14 years and 3,661 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), 15,989 people were Australian citizens, 2,422 were born overseas and 225 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), 51.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.4% were separated or divorced, 5.5% were widowed and 33.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), 80.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Alpine (S) were England 3.7%, Italy 2.6%, New Zealand 1.0%, Germany 0.9% and Scotland 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Alpine (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 27.4%, No Religion 20.7%, Anglican 17.6%, Uniting Church 9.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 4.3%, German 0.9%, Croatian 0.3%, Netherlandic 0.2% and Spanish 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,117 people aged 15 years and over in Alpine (S) were in the labour force. Of these 59.8% worked full-time, 33.6% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.5% were unemployed. 3,882 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.7%, Associate Professionals 10.1%, Managers and Administrators 8.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.8%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Alpine (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 9.4%, Business Services 5.2%, Health Services 5.1%, Agriculture 4.5% and Education 3.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), 3,165 families were counted: of these, 42.5% were couple families without children, 43.8% were couple families with children, 12.7% 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 Alpine (S), 5,364 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Alpine (S), 78.8% were separate houses, 2.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 13.9% were flats, units or apartments and 3.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), 45.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.4% were being purchased and 23.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 25.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 66.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Alpine (S), 58.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 22.7% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.