Aramac (S)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 724 people were counted in Aramac (S): of these 55.0% were male and 45.0% were female. Of the total population 2.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S) there were 163 children aged 0-14 years and 179 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), 681 people were Australian citizens, 35 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), 57.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 5.3% were separated or divorced, 4.6% were widowed and 30.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), 91.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Aramac (S) were New Zealand 2.9%, England 0.7%, Germany 0.7%, Scotland 0.4% and Indonesia 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Aramac (S) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 40.9%, Catholic 26.2%, No Religion 9.0%, Uniting Church 6.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Sign Languages, nec 0.6%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.4% and Cantonese 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 410 people aged 15 years and over in Aramac (S) were in the labour force. Of these 76.3% worked full-time, 14.6% worked part-time, 6.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.2% were unemployed. 144 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 25.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 13.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.0%, Associate Professionals 5.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.1%, Professionals 2.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Aramac (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 32.9%, Government Administration 5.5%, Health Services 4.9%, Education 3.0% and Services to Agriculture; Hunting and Trapping 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), 201 families were counted: of these, 42.8% were couple families without children, 47.8% were couple families with children, 7.0% were one parent families and 2.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), 281 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Aramac (S), 94.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.8% were flats, units or apartments and 2.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), 60.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 5.3% were being purchased and 14.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 90.5% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Aramac (S), 71.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.8% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.