Croydon

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,352 people were counted in Croydon: of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 2.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon there were 233 children aged 0-14 years and 290 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, 1,193 people were Australian citizens, 357 were born overseas and 9 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, 47.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 10.7% were separated or divorced, 6.0% were widowed and 36.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, 67.8% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Croydon were Italy 8.4%, Greece 6.1%, England 2.5%, Viet Nam 1.0% and Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Croydon on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.2%, Orthodox 18.6%, No Religion 17.7%, Anglican 7.6% and Uniting Church 4.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 14.0%, Italian 13.6%, Serbian 1.5%, Polish 0.8% and Persian 0.8%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 58.9% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 650 people aged 15 years and over in Croydon were in the labour force. Of these 58.9% worked full-time, 29.4% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.5% were unemployed. 426 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 10.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.0%, Associate Professionals 8.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 3.3% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Croydon, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 4.9%, Business Services 4.8%, Education 4.4%, Government Administration 3.4% and Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, 364 families were counted: of these, 34.9% were couple families without children, 44.5% were couple families with children, 18.4% were one parent families and 2.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, 550 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Croydon, 81.6% were separate houses, 7.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, 42.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 27.3% were being purchased and 23.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 28.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 21.9% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 52.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Croydon, 65.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.8% were single (or lone) person households and 5.3% were group households.