Manilla

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,033 people were counted in Manilla: of these 48.5% were male and 51.5% were female. Of the total population 7.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla there were 418 children aged 0-14 years and 647 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, 1,886 people were Australian citizens, 81 were born overseas and 6 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, 51.1% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.7% were separated or divorced, 11.6% were widowed and 25.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, 87.6% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Manilla were England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.5%, Scotland 0.2%, Netherlands 0.2% and Austria 0.1%.

Of all people counted in Manilla on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 43.1%, Catholic 21.3%, No Religion 8.1%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.9% and Uniting Church 6.5%.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Albanian 0.2%, French 0.2%, Italian 0.1% and Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 93.1% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 664 people aged 15 years and over in Manilla were in the labour force. Of these 48.2% worked full-time, 29.1% worked part-time, 3.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 19.7% were unemployed. 858 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.8%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.3%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 4.3%, Associate Professionals 4.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.2%, Professionals 2.7%, Managers and Administrators 2.2% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.4%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Manilla, the most common responses for industry of employment included Personal and Household Good Retailing 2.9%, Education 2.5%, Government Administration 2.3%, Motor Vehicle Retailing and Services 2.0% and Agriculture 1.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, 555 families were counted: of these, 40.4% were couple families without children, 38.4% were couple families with children, 18.9% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, 830 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Manilla, 93.4% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 3.1% were flats, units or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, 50.6% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 18.9% were being purchased and 23.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 44.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 1.6% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 51.3% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Manilla, 66.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.4% were group households.