Greenwich

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,314 people were counted in Greenwich: of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Of the total population 0.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich there were 834 children aged 0-14 years and 1,242 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, 4,484 people were Australian citizens, 1,543 were born overseas and 113 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, 47.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.5% were separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 37.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, 66.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Greenwich were England 5.8%, New Zealand 2.8%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 1.8%, South Africa 1.5% and United States of America 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Greenwich on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 24.9%, Catholic 24.5%, No Religion 19.6%, Presbyterian & Reformed 4.2% and Uniting Church 4.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 2.4%, Mandarin 1.4%, Italian 0.7%, Thai 0.6% and Japanese 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 81.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,981 people aged 15 years and over in Greenwich were in the labour force. Of these 64.7% worked full-time, 30.0% worked part-time, 1.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.7% were unemployed. 1,345 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 22.6%, Managers and Administrators 10.7%, Associate Professionals 8.2%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.7%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.6% and Labourers and Related Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Greenwich, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 14.9%, Health Services 5.5%, Education 4.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, 1,262 families were counted: of these, 38.4% were couple families without children, 48.4% were couple families with children, 10.9% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, 1,936 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Greenwich, 55.5% were separate houses, 3.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 40.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, 45.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.0% were being purchased and 29.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 59.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Greenwich, 64.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.1% were single (or lone) person households and 7.3% were group households.