Crookwell

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 1,929 people were counted in Crookwell: of these 48.2% were male and 51.8% were female. Of the total population 1.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell there were 425 children aged 0-14 years and 620 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, 1,830 people were Australian citizens, 89 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, 54.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.1% were separated or divorced, 10.6% were widowed and 23.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, 91.0% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Crookwell were England 1.7%, New Zealand 0.5%, Scotland 0.3%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Crookwell on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 42.8%, Anglican 32.7%, Uniting Church 11.5%, No Religion 3.4% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.3%, Tamil 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2% and Japanese 0.2%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 782 people aged 15 years and over in Crookwell were in the labour force. Of these 63.0% worked full-time, 29.7% worked part-time, 2.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.6% were unemployed. 670 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 9.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 7.4%, Associate Professionals 6.3%, Professionals 5.5%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.6%, Managers and Administrators 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.9%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Crookwell, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 6.4%, Health Services 4.5%, Education 3.2%, Government Administration 2.9% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, 537 families were counted: of these, 40.8% were couple families without children, 41.7% were couple families with children, 15.5% 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 Crookwell, 763 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Crookwell, 93.3% were separate houses, 0.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.4% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, 55.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 19.7% were being purchased and 19.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 27.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 57.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Crookwell, 69.6% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.