Maylands

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 9,721 people were counted in Maylands: of these 52.4% were male and 47.6% were female. Of the total population 1.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands there were 1,065 children aged 0-14 years and 1,998 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, 7,805 people were Australian citizens, 3,592 were born overseas and 100 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, 29.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 18.4% were separated or divorced, 5.3% were widowed and 47.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, 56.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Maylands were England 7.9%, New Zealand 2.8%, Poland 1.5%, Italy 1.5% and India 1.4%.

Of all people counted in Maylands on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 24.2%, No Religion 21.9%, Anglican 17.2%, Buddhism 3.0% and Uniting Church 3.0%.

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 2.2%, Polish 1.5%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Mandarin 1.1% and Serbian 1.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 73.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 5,428 people aged 15 years and over in Maylands were in the labour force. Of these 58.3% worked full-time, 26.8% worked part-time, 2.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 12.9% were unemployed. 2,698 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 12.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.7%, Associate Professionals 7.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 4.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.7%, Managers and Administrators 3.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Maylands, the most common responses for industry of employment included Business Services 6.9%, Health Services 4.6%, Education 4.0%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.9% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, 2,078 families were counted: of these, 47.7% were couple families without children, 26.4% were couple families with children, 21.0% were one parent families and 4.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, 5,542 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Maylands, 26.7% were separate houses, 29.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 43.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.2% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, 20.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.5% were being purchased and 49.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 43.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 12.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 42.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Maylands, 37.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 49.2% were single (or lone) person households and 7.3% were group households.