Carlton

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,966 people were counted in Carlton: of these 48.4% were male and 51.6% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton there were 1,056 children aged 0-14 years and 1,243 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, 6,058 people were Australian citizens, 4,735 were born overseas and 703 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, 23.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.7% were separated or divorced, 3.4% were widowed and 63.7% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, 42.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Carlton were Malaysia 7.4%, Singapore 4.4%, Hong Kong (SAR of China) 3.0%, Indonesia 2.7% and England 2.5%.

Of all people counted in Carlton on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 23.0%, Catholic 19.6%, Islam 10.2%, Buddhism 8.6% and Anglican 7.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Mandarin 8.0%, Cantonese 7.1%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 4.1%, Italian 2.7% and Somali 2.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 46.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 4,418 people aged 15 years and over in Carlton were in the labour force. Of these 53.7% worked full-time, 31.9% worked part-time, 2.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.2% were unemployed. 3,767 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 16.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.2%, Associate Professionals 5.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.5%, Managers and Administrators 3.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.2%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Carlton, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 8.5%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.3%, Education 4.0%, Health Services 3.8% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, 1,585 families were counted: of these, 37.6% were couple families without children, 21.4% were couple families with children, 24.0% were one parent families and 17.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, 4,626 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Carlton, 1.9% were separate houses, 25.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 69.8% were flats, units or apartments and 1.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, 12.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 6.2% were being purchased and 68.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 25.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 38.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Carlton, 34.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 33.9% were single (or lone) person households and 18.8% were group households.