Alice Springs (T)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 26,779 people were counted in Alice Springs (T): of these 50.8% were male and 49.2% were female. Of the total population 15.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T) there were 6,297 children aged 0-14 years and 3,758 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), 22,221 people were Australian citizens, 4,253 were born overseas and 1,399 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), 46.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.2% were separated or divorced, 3.5% were widowed and 37.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), 75.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Alice Springs (T) were England 3.9%, United States of America 3.0%, New Zealand 1.8%, Germany 0.6% and Scotland 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Alice Springs (T) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 21.3%, No Religion 20.7%, Anglican 13.7%, Uniting Church 7.3% and Lutheran 5.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arrernte (Aranda) 2.3%, Warlpiri 0.7%, Italian 0.6%, Central Aboriginal, nec 0.5% and Pitjantjatjara 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 81.4% of people counted.

Employment

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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 13,912 people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs (T) were in the labour force. Of these 67.5% worked full-time, 25.8% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.1% were unemployed. 4,997 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 11.7%, Associate Professionals 9.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.3%, Managers and Administrators 4.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Alice Springs (T), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 5.9%, Education 5.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.7%, Business Services 4.4% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), 5,852 families were counted: of these, 32.8% were couple families without children, 48.9% were couple families with children, 16.7% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), 9,265 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Alice Springs (T), 59.9% were separate houses, 19.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.0% were flats, units or apartments and 10.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), 17.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 31.2% were being purchased and 36.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 31.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 23.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 44.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Alice Springs (T), 62.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.9% were single (or lone) person households and 4.6% were group households.