Ultimo

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 4,054 people were counted in Ultimo: of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Of the total population 1.1% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo there were 407 children aged 0-14 years and 528 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, 1,989 people were Australian citizens, 1,865 were born overseas and 287 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, 31.5% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.0% were separated or divorced, 3.1% were widowed and 56.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, 31.2% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Ultimo were China (excl. SARs and Taiwan Province) 11.1%, Indonesia 3.7%, Malaysia 3.7%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.5% and England 3.1%.

Of all people counted in Ultimo on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 23.3%, Catholic 15.7%, Buddhism 10.4%, Anglican 7.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Cantonese 13.4%, Mandarin 9.2%, Indonesian 3.2%, Korean 1.7% and Thai 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 38.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,990 people aged 15 years and over in Ultimo were in the labour force. Of these 62.6% worked full-time, 27.3% worked part-time, 1.5% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 8.6% were unemployed. 948 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 14.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.1%, Associate Professionals 5.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Managers and Administrators 5.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.8% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ultimo, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 9.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 6.1%, Education 3.3%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.1% and Government Administration 2.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, 682 families were counted: of these, 50.6% were couple families without children, 23.8% were couple families with children, 16.3% were one parent families and 9.4% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, 1,731 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Ultimo, 0.6% were separate houses, 15.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 82.8% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, 12.7% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 10.2% were being purchased and 51.7% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 50.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.4% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 35.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Ultimo, 38.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 24.0% were single (or lone) person households and 13.4% were group households.