Redfern

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 10,969 people were counted in Redfern: of these 55.6% were male and 44.4% were female. Of the total population 2.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern there were 955 children aged 0-14 years and 2,436 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, 7,867 people were Australian citizens, 4,159 were born overseas and 233 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, 27.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.6% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 52.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, 47.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Redfern were England 3.9%, New Zealand 3.9%, China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.5%, Greece 1.9% and Ukraine 1.6%.

Of all people counted in Redfern on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 22.7%, No Religion 21.4%, Anglican 12.5%, Orthodox 5.3% and Buddhism 3.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Russian 3.3%, Greek 3.1%, Cantonese 2.8%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 2.7% and Mandarin 1.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 57.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,789 people aged 15 years and over in Redfern were in the labour force. Of these 66.3% worked full-time, 24.1% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.6% were unemployed. 3,009 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 16.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.8%, Associate Professionals 7.0%, Managers and Administrators 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.3%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.8%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Redfern, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 10.3%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Education 3.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1% and Health Services 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, 2,171 families were counted: of these, 52.4% were couple families without children, 23.2% were couple families with children, 18.6% were one parent families and 5.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, 5,495 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Redfern, 1.0% were separate houses, 31.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 64.7% were flats, units or apartments and 0.7% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, 14.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.2% were being purchased and 54.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Redfern, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 34.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 41.6% 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 Redfern, 38.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.8% were single (or lone) person households and 12.2% were group households.