Ardlethan (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 406 people were counted in Ardlethan (L): of these 49.5% were male and 50.5% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L) there were 83 children aged 0-14 years and 155 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), 375 people were Australian citizens, 26 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), 54.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 8.8% were separated or divorced, 9.7% were widowed and 22.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), 87.7% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Ardlethan (L) were England 1.5%, Scotland 1.5%, Germany 0.7% and Denmark 0.7%.

Of all people counted in Ardlethan (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 32.8%, Anglican 27.3%, Uniting Church 11.3%, No Religion 7.9% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.2%.

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), the most common response for languages other than English spoken at home was Danish 0.7%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 147 people aged 15 years and over in Ardlethan (L) were in the labour force. Of these 55.1% worked full-time, 33.3% worked part-time, 4.1% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.5% were unemployed. 155 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 8.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 5.7%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.7%, Professionals 5.3%, Associate Professionals 3.8%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.8%, Managers and Administrators 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Ardlethan (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 6.6%, Agriculture 4.7%, Food Retailing 2.8%, Metal Ore Mining 2.5% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.5%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), 110 families were counted: of these, 47.3% were couple families without children, 34.5% were couple families with children, 18.2% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), 170 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Ardlethan (L), 89.4% were separate houses, 8.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 2.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), 63.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 11.2% were being purchased and 19.4% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 72.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Ardlethan (L), 65.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 32.4% were single (or lone) person households and 0.0% were group households.