Gawler (M)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 17,733 people were counted in Gawler (M): of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M) there were 3,713 children aged 0-14 years and 4,369 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), 16,116 people were Australian citizens, 3,480 were born overseas and 66 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), 53.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.8% were separated or divorced, 7.4% were widowed and 27.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), 76.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gawler (M) were England 12.2%, Scotland 1.2%, Italy 0.9%, Germany 0.8% and New Zealand 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Gawler (M) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 21.6%, Anglican 18.9%, Catholic 16.3%, Uniting Church 12.5% and Lutheran 7.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.2%, German 0.5%, Greek 0.3%, Polish 0.2% and Vietnamese 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 7,912 people aged 15 years and over in Gawler (M) were in the labour force. Of these 56.4% worked full-time, 33.2% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.1% were unemployed. 5,767 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.4%, Professionals 7.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.1%, Associate Professionals 6.0%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.9%, Managers and Administrators 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gawler (M), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.1%, Health Services 3.8%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.4%, Food Retailing 3.3% and Business Services 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), 5,016 families were counted: of these, 38.4% were couple families without children, 43.6% were couple families with children, 16.7% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), 6,981 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gawler (M), 77.3% were separate houses, 11.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), 37.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 33.3% were being purchased and 24.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.2% were rented from a real estate agent, 32.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 32.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gawler (M), 71.2% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.0% were single (or lone) person households and 1.8% were group households.