Gold Coast (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 426,661 people were counted in Gold Coast (C): of these 48.8% were male and 51.2% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C) there were 82,153 children aged 0-14 years and 109,306 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), 356,563 people were Australian citizens, 103,799 were born overseas and 15,075 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), 50.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.6% were separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 29.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), 69.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gold Coast (C) were New Zealand 6.8%, England 5.8%, Scotland 0.8%, Germany 0.7% and Japan 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Gold Coast (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.3%, Catholic 23.3%, No Religion 15.5%, Uniting Church 6.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Japanese 0.7%, Italian 0.7%, German 0.6%, Cantonese 0.5% and Mandarin 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 198,391 people aged 15 years and over in Gold Coast (C) were in the labour force. Of these 54.8% worked full-time, 32.6% worked part-time, 2.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.7% were unemployed. 126,363 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.3%, Professionals 7.1%, Associate Professionals 7.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 3.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gold Coast (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.7%, Business Services 4.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.3%, Food Retailing 3.1% and Health Services 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), 109,570 families were counted: of these, 40.5% were couple families without children, 40.2% were couple families with children, 17.6% 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 Gold Coast (C), 171,206 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gold Coast (C), 58.5% were separate houses, 16.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), 33.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 22.8% were being purchased and 34.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 45.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 7.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 45.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gold Coast (C), 63.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.7% were single (or lone) person households and 5.3% were group households.