Tempe

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,328 people were counted in Tempe: of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Of the total population 1.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe there were 554 children aged 0-14 years and 692 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, 2,694 people were Australian citizens, 1,275 were born overseas and 44 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, 44.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.9% were separated or divorced, 5.6% were widowed and 39.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, 51.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Tempe were Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) 5.8%, Greece 3.5%, Viet Nam 3.2%, New Zealand 3.1% and China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 2.6%.

Of all people counted in Tempe on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 25.9%, Orthodox 17.1%, Anglican 12.5%, No Religion 12.1% and Buddhism 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Macedonian 9.3%, Greek 5.9%, Cantonese 4.6%, Vietnamese 3.1% and Tagalog (Filipino) 2.3%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 50.6% of people counted.

Employment

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During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,657 people aged 15 years and over in Tempe were in the labour force. Of these 65.2% worked full-time, 24.4% worked part-time, 3.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 6.6% were unemployed. 910 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.2%, Professionals 10.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Associate Professionals 5.6%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Tempe, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.8%, Health Services 3.6%, Education 3.3% and Government Administration 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, 824 families were counted: of these, 32.2% were couple families without children, 47.9% were couple families with children, 16.4% were one parent families and 3.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, 1,241 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Tempe, 75.4% were separate houses, 18.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, 42.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 25.9% were being purchased and 19.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 57.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.4% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Tempe, 64.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.3% were single (or lone) person households and 5.6% were group households.