Darebin (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 122,821 people were counted in Darebin (C): of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 0.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C) there were 20,255 children aged 0-14 years and 30,163 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), 105,611 people were Australian citizens, 40,993 were born overseas and 1,027 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), 44.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.2% were separated or divorced, 7.6% were widowed and 37.8% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), 60.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Darebin (C) were Italy 7.4%, Greece 5.0%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.1%, England 1.8% and Viet Nam 1.6%.

Of all people counted in Darebin (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 34.3%, No Religion 15.7%, Orthodox 14.0%, Anglican 8.3% and Islam 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 12.0%, Greek 9.3%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 3.7%, Macedonian 2.5% and Vietnamese 1.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 53.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 56,799 people aged 15 years and over in Darebin (C) were in the labour force. Of these 60.0% worked full-time, 27.8% worked part-time, 3.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.1% were unemployed. 41,354 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 11.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.8%, Associate Professionals 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.0%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.4%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Darebin (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.7%, Education 4.0%, Health Services 3.5%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1% and Food Retailing 2.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), 31,870 families were counted: of these, 34.8% were couple families without children, 43.9% were couple families with children, 18.1% 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 Darebin (C), 49,153 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Darebin (C), 69.2% were separate houses, 9.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 19.9% were flats, units or apartments and 0.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), 43.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.0% were being purchased and 30.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 54.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 27.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Darebin (C), 63.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.7% were single (or lone) person households and 5.4% were group households.