Delatite (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 21,553 people were counted in Delatite (S): of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S) there were 4,738 children aged 0-14 years and 5,409 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), 20,037 people were Australian citizens, 1,911 were born overseas and 281 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), 52.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.9% were separated or divorced, 7.2% were widowed and 29.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), 85.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Delatite (S) were England 2.8%, Germany 0.9%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.5% and Netherlands 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Delatite (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.6%, Anglican 21.4%, No Religion 18.9%, Uniting Church 10.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.7%.

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.6%, Italian 0.4%, Polish 0.2%, Greek 0.2% and Cantonese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 92.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 10,015 people aged 15 years and over in Delatite (S) were in the labour force. Of these 57.6% worked full-time, 32.9% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.8% were unemployed. 6,078 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 8.2%, Associate Professionals 7.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.1%, Managers and Administrators 6.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.8%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.1% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Delatite (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 5.2%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.2%, Education 4.5%, Food Retailing 4.1% and Health Services 3.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), 5,372 families were counted: of these, 43.4% were couple families without children, 40.2% were couple families with children, 15.4% 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 Delatite (S), 7,898 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Delatite (S), 88.1% were separate houses, 4.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.2% were flats, units or apartments and 2.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), 47.1% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.2% were being purchased and 20.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Delatite (S), 67.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.7% were single (or lone) person households and 2.4% were group households.