Mayfield

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,020 people were counted in Mayfield: of these 48.7% were male and 51.3% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield there were 1,621 children aged 0-14 years and 2,357 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, 8,204 people were Australian citizens, 1,201 were born overseas and 35 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, 35.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 14.9% were separated or divorced, 10.3% were widowed and 39.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, 80.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Mayfield were England 2.2%, New Zealand 1.4%, Italy 0.8%, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 0.7% and Philippines 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Mayfield on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.1%, Anglican 25.7%, No Religion 12.6%, Uniting Church 5.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 1.1%, Macedonian 0.9%, Polish 0.7%, Serbian 0.6% and Greek 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 86.3% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3,658 people aged 15 years and over in Mayfield were in the labour force. Of these 47.9% worked full-time, 31.7% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 17.4% were unemployed. 3,370 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.2%, Professionals 6.0%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.3%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Associate Professionals 4.1%, Managers and Administrators 1.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Mayfield, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.6%, Business Services 3.3%, Food Retailing 3.1%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0% and Education 2.8%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, 2,164 families were counted: of these, 33.4% were couple families without children, 37.2% were couple families with children, 26.1% were one parent families and 3.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, 3,960 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Mayfield, 78.5% were separate houses, 4.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 14.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, 34.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.9% were being purchased and 36.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 48.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 19.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 31.2% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Mayfield, 54.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 36.6% were single (or lone) person households and 6.5% were group households.