Lilyfield

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 6,945 people were counted in Lilyfield: of these 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female. Of the total population 1.2% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield there were 1,052 children aged 0-14 years and 1,528 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, 5,888 people were Australian citizens, 1,862 were born overseas and 82 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, 38.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.7% were separated or divorced, 7.2% were widowed and 41.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, 65.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Lilyfield were England 5.5%, Italy 4.1%, New Zealand 2.9%, Greece 1.5% and Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Lilyfield on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.0%, No Religion 19.4%, Anglican 17.8%, Orthodox 4.5% and Uniting Church 3.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 6.5%, Greek 2.6%, Spanish 1.0%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.6% and Serbian 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 74.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,809 people aged 15 years and over in Lilyfield were in the labour force. Of these 69.5% worked full-time, 23.5% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.1% were unemployed. 1,732 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 19.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.3%, Managers and Administrators 7.9%, Associate Professionals 7.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Lilyfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 11.4%, Health Services 5.5%, Education 4.6%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, 1,722 families were counted: of these, 41.2% were couple families without children, 38.7% were couple families with children, 17.0% were one parent families and 3.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, 2,889 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Lilyfield, 56.7% were separate houses, 20.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 22.3% were flats, units or apartments and 0.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, 32.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.3% were being purchased and 37.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 47.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.7% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 22.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Lilyfield, 58.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.9% were single (or lone) person households and 7.5% were group households.