Nimbin (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 321 people were counted in Nimbin (L): of these 47.7% were male and 52.3% were female. Of the total population 5.3% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L) there were 67 children aged 0-14 years and 70 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), 273 people were Australian citizens, 53 were born overseas and 71 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), 20.8% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 18.7% were separated or divorced, 4.8% were widowed and 41.5% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), 70.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Nimbin (L) were England 6.9%, Germany 1.6%, New Zealand 0.9%, Papua New Guinea 0.9% and Austria 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Nimbin (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were No Religion 30.2%, Catholic 13.4%, Anglican 10.6%, Uniting Church 7.5% and Presbyterian & Reformed 5.6%.

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were German 0.9%, Italian 0.9%, Polish 0.9%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.9% and Hebrew 0.9%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.4% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 110 people aged 15 years and over in Nimbin (L) were in the labour force. Of these 34.5% worked full-time, 28.2% worked part-time, 0.0% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 37.3% were unemployed. 125 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 6.6%, Associate Professionals 6.2%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.1%, Managers and Administrators 2.1%, Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.0% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 1.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Nimbin (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.8%, Education 3.5%, Other Services 2.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 1.7% and Road Transport 1.7%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), 76 families were counted: of these, 26.3% were couple families without children, 28.9% were couple families with children, 40.8% were one parent families and 3.9% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), 150 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Nimbin (L), 70.7% were separate houses, 12.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 6.7% were flats, units or apartments and 10.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), 26.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 14.7% were being purchased and 41.3% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 33.9% were rented from a real estate agent, 8.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 54.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Nimbin (L), 47.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 34.0% were single (or lone) person households and 8.7% were group households.