Torrens Park

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,406 people were counted in Torrens Park: of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Of the total population 0.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park there were 396 children aged 0-14 years and 610 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, 2,231 people were Australian citizens, 448 were born overseas and 14 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, 49.6% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.0% were separated or divorced, 6.9% were widowed and 33.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, 79.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Torrens Park were England 5.4%, New Zealand 1.4%, Greece 1.1%, Scotland 1.0% and South Africa 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Torrens Park on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 21.6%, No Religion 20.2%, Catholic 16.5%, Uniting Church 13.9% and Orthodox 4.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 2.7%, Italian 0.9%, Russian 0.7%, Cantonese 0.6% and Mandarin 0.5%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,248 people aged 15 years and over in Torrens Park were in the labour force. Of these 57.9% worked full-time, 34.0% worked part-time, 2.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.9% were unemployed. 739 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 20.0%, Associate Professionals 8.4%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.4%, Managers and Administrators 6.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.5%, Labourers and Related Workers 2.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 2.8%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.8% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Torrens Park, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 7.7%, Business Services 7.6%, Education 7.2%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.5% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, 652 families were counted: of these, 40.2% were couple families without children, 44.0% were couple families with children, 13.8% were one parent families and 2.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, 991 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Torrens Park, 75.3% were separate houses, 9.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 15.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, 48.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 29.2% were being purchased and 18.2% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 35.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 60.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Torrens Park, 65.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 28.9% were single (or lone) person households and 3.7% were group households.