Maclean

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,232 people were counted in Maclean: of these 47.6% were male and 52.4% were female. Of the total population 7.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean there were 659 children aged 0-14 years and 1,155 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, 3,102 people were Australian citizens, 183 were born overseas and 23 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, 52.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.3% were separated or divorced, 12.8% were widowed and 23.1% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, 90.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Maclean were England 2.7%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.4%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Maclean on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 30.9%, Catholic 24.3%, No Religion 10.1%, Presbyterian & Reformed 9.4% and Uniting Church 6.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.2%, Cantonese 0.1%, Netherlandic 0.1%, French 0.1% and Norwegian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,117 people aged 15 years and over in Maclean were in the labour force. Of these 46.6% worked full-time, 37.4% worked part-time, 2.3% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 13.7% were unemployed. 1,277 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.5%, Professionals 5.1%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3%, Associate Professionals 3.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.9%, Managers and Administrators 1.4% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Maclean, the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 3.5%, Food Retailing 3.3%, Education 2.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.7% and Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, 871 families were counted: of these, 45.0% were couple families without children, 35.0% were couple families with children, 18.4% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, 1,233 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Maclean, 80.5% were separate houses, 12.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, 47.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 16.3% were being purchased and 31.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 50.1% were rented from a real estate agent, 13.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 34.9% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Maclean, 69.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.0% were group households.