Paralowie

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 14,877 people were counted in Paralowie: of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Of the total population 1.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie there were 4,212 children aged 0-14 years and 1,250 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, 13,530 people were Australian citizens, 3,388 were born overseas and 24 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, 52.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 12.4% were separated or divorced, 2.2% were widowed and 33.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, 73.4% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Paralowie were England 7.0%, Viet Nam 2.2%, Cambodia 1.3%, El Salvador 1.0% and Poland 1.0%.

Of all people counted in Paralowie on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 25.1%, Catholic 21.4%, Anglican 13.4%, Uniting Church 7.4% and Buddhism 5.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Vietnamese 3.0%, Khmer 2.2%, Spanish 1.9%, Greek 1.7% and Italian 1.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 80% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 7,094 people aged 15 years and over in Paralowie were in the labour force. Of these 57.1% worked full-time, 31.1% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.1% were unemployed. 3,391 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 10.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 10.7%, Labourers and Related Workers 10.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Associate Professionals 4.7%, Professionals 3.5%, Managers and Administrators 2.7% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Paralowie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 6.2%, Food Retailing 4.1%, Business Services 3.9%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.7% and Health Services 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, 4,068 families were counted: of these, 24.7% were couple families without children, 55.9% were couple families with children, 18.2% were one parent families and 1.2% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, 4,939 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Paralowie, 95.3% were separate houses, 2.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.2% were flats, units or apartments and 0.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, 21.9% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 57.1% were being purchased and 17.5% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 32.8% were rented from a real estate agent, 16.5% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 49.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Paralowie, 81.0% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 15.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.3% were group households.