Hawthorn

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,113 people were counted in Hawthorn: of these 46.4% were male and 53.6% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn there were 433 children aged 0-14 years and 515 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, 1,976 people were Australian citizens, 295 were born overseas and 16 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, 50.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.9% were separated or divorced, 9.4% were widowed and 30.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, 82.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Hawthorn were England 5.0%, Germany 0.8%, New Zealand 0.6%, United States of America 0.5% and Scotland 0.5%.

Of all people counted in Hawthorn on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 19.9%, No Religion 19.2%, Catholic 17.8%, Uniting Church 13.2% and Orthodox 3.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 2.2%, Cantonese 0.5%, Mandarin 0.4%, Italian 0.3% and German 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 91.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,045 people aged 15 years and over in Hawthorn were in the labour force. Of these 56.1% worked full-time, 36.7% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.9% were unemployed. 607 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 22.9%, Associate Professionals 8.8%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.8%, Managers and Administrators 7.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 1.9%, Labourers and Related Workers 1.9% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Hawthorn, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 9.8%, Education 8.2%, Business Services 7.0%, Government Administration 2.6% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, 524 families were counted: of these, 32.3% were couple families without children, 53.6% were couple families with children, 12.6% were one parent families and 1.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, 867 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Hawthorn, 69.3% were separate houses, 8.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 21.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.3% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, 45.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.9% were being purchased and 23.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 23.4% were rented from a real estate agent, 27.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.0% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Hawthorn, 59.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 35.6% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.