Brimbank (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 162,931 people were counted in Brimbank (C): of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C) there were 35,856 children aged 0-14 years and 28,558 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), 141,750 people were Australian citizens, 70,198 were born overseas and 541 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), 55.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.0% were separated or divorced, 5.0% were widowed and 30.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), 50.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Brimbank (C) were Viet Nam 8.3%, Malta 4.3%, Italy 2.7%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 2.6% and Philippines 2.2%.

Of all people counted in Brimbank (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 42.9%, Orthodox 11.6%, Buddhism 9.1%, No Religion 7.9% and Anglican 5.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Vietnamese 10.4%, Maltese 5.2%, Italian 4.6%, Greek 4.2% and Macedonian 4.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 41.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 73,635 people aged 15 years and over in Brimbank (C) were in the labour force. Of these 59.5% worked full-time, 25.6% worked part-time, 3.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.0% were unemployed. 48,007 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.4%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Professionals 5.3%, Associate Professionals 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 2.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Brimbank (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.3%, Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 3.1%, Food Retailing 3.1% and Health Services 2.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), 43,895 families were counted: of these, 24.5% were couple families without children, 57.7% were couple families with children, 16.1% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), 52,278 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Brimbank (C), 88.7% were separate houses, 4.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), 49.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.0% were being purchased and 16.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 39.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 14.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Brimbank (C), 81.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 14.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.