Myall Lakes

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 63,043 people were counted in Myall Lakes: of these 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Of the total population 3.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes there were 12,453 children aged 0-14 years and 22,352 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, 59,070 people were Australian citizens, 5,172 were born overseas and 189 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, 56.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.6% were separated or divorced, 9.0% were widowed and 22.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, 87.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Myall Lakes were England 3.4%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.5%, Netherlands 0.4% and Germany 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Myall Lakes on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 36.3%, Catholic 21.2%, No Religion 11.2%, Uniting Church 8.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, Netherlandic 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1% and Tagalog (Filipino) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 23,162 people aged 15 years and over in Myall Lakes were in the labour force. Of these 50.8% worked full-time, 35.2% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 11.4% were unemployed. 25,593 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.5%, Professionals 5.4%, Associate Professionals 4.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.2%, Managers and Administrators 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.6%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Myall Lakes, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%, Education 2.8% and Food Retailing 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, 17,777 families were counted: of these, 49.1% were couple families without children, 35.0% were couple families with children, 14.9% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, 26,034 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Myall Lakes, 77.6% were separate houses, 8.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.8% were flats, units or apartments and 4.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, 50.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.3% were being purchased and 24.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 49.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Myall Lakes, 67.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.3% were single (or lone) person households and 2.2% were group households.