Fulham Gardens

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,911 people were counted in Fulham Gardens: of these 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. Of the total population 0.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens there were 937 children aged 0-14 years and 1,883 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, 5,491 people were Australian citizens, 1,682 were born overseas and 10 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, 61.0% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 6.5% were separated or divorced, 6.7% were widowed and 25.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, 67.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Fulham Gardens were Italy 9.4%, Greece 5.7%, England 2.5%, Croatia 0.8% and Germany 0.8%.

Of all people counted in Fulham Gardens on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 41.2%, Orthodox 17.1%, Anglican 9.5%, Uniting Church 8.4% and No Religion 7.4%.

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 15.1%, Greek 10.9%, Macedonian 1.7%, Croatian 1.0% and Bulgarian 1.0%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 61% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,820 people aged 15 years and over in Fulham Gardens were in the labour force. Of these 57.2% worked full-time, 33.9% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.8% were unemployed. 2,027 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.9%, Professionals 8.3%, Associate Professionals 7.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.7%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.1%, Managers and Administrators 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Fulham Gardens, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 4.9%, Food Retailing 4.3%, Health Services 4.1%, Education 3.5% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.2%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, 1,729 families were counted: of these, 39.5% were couple families without children, 49.8% were couple families with children, 9.9% were one parent families and 0.8% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, 2,276 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Fulham Gardens, 82.3% were separate houses, 8.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 8.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, 63.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 15.2% were being purchased and 15.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 23.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 20.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 56.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Fulham Gardens, 75.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 21.6% were single (or lone) person households and 1.6% were group households.