Schofields

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,001 people were counted in Schofields: of these 49.8% were male and 50.2% were female. Of the total population 1.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields there were 749 children aged 0-14 years and 435 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, 2,671 people were Australian citizens, 616 were born overseas and 13 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, 56.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.6% were separated or divorced, 3.9% were widowed and 29.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, 74.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Schofields were England 4.2%, Malta 3.8%, New Zealand 1.3%, Philippines 1.2% and Italy 1.1%.

Of all people counted in Schofields on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 40.4%, Anglican 20.9%, No Religion 10.0%, Uniting Church 4.2% and Baptist 3.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Maltese 5.6%, Italian 1.4%, Tagalog (Filipino) 1.1%, Cantonese 0.7% and Croatian 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, 1,591 people aged 15 years and over in Schofields were in the labour force. Of these 66.1% worked full-time, 26.9% worked part-time, 2.8% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.3% were unemployed. 586 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 12.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 10.9%, Professionals 7.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 7.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.6%, Managers and Administrators 6.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Associate Professionals 5.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 3.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Schofields, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 5.8%, Construction Trade Services 4.4%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.4%, Education 4.1% and Health Services 3.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, 845 families were counted: of these, 32.0% were couple families without children, 53.5% were couple families with children, 13.3% were one parent families and 1.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, 1,007 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Schofields, 94.6% were separate houses, 3.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.5% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, 36.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 35.5% were being purchased and 23.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 63.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 2.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Schofields, 82.5% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 13.2% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.