Bankstown

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 25,293 people were counted in Bankstown: of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown there were 5,604 children aged 0-14 years and 4,744 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, 19,969 people were Australian citizens, 13,417 were born overseas and 214 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, 54.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.9% were separated or divorced, 6.2% were widowed and 28.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, 38.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Bankstown were Viet Nam 12.1%, Lebanon 8.7%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 5.2%, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 2.5% and Greece 2.0%.

Of all people counted in Bankstown on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.0%, Islam 19.0%, Orthodox 11.9%, Buddhism 11.3% and No Religion 6.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 21.7%, Vietnamese 15.1%, Greek 4.9%, Mandarin 4.0% and Macedonian 3.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 21.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 10,000 people aged 15 years and over in Bankstown were in the labour force. Of these 60.9% worked full-time, 21.6% worked part-time, 4.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.8% were unemployed. 8,179 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.1%, Professionals 6.3%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.8%, Associate Professionals 4.1%, Managers and Administrators 1.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Bankstown, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.9%, Food Retailing 2.2%, Health Services 2.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 1.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, 6,330 families were counted: of these, 26.5% were couple families without children, 53.0% were couple families with children, 18.1% 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 Bankstown, 8,213 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Bankstown, 42.6% were separate houses, 9.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 47.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, 34.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.0% were being purchased and 41.1% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 55.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 22.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Bankstown, 73.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 18.7% were single (or lone) person households and 3.3% were group households.