Geelong

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 129,668 people were counted in Geelong: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 0.8% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong there were 25,813 children aged 0-14 years and 31,621 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, 118,505 people were Australian citizens, 22,332 were born overseas and 526 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, 49.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.0% were separated or divorced, 7.9% were widowed and 31.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, 78.1% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Geelong were England 3.6%, Italy 1.4%, Croatia 1.2%, Netherlands 1.0% and Germany 0.9%.

Of all people counted in Geelong on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 30.2%, No Religion 17.1%, Anglican 15.5%, Uniting Church 8.8% and Presbyterian & Reformed 4.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Italian 2.1%, Croatian 1.9%, Macedonian 0.9%, Serbian 0.6% and German 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 84.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 59,048 people aged 15 years and over in Geelong were in the labour force. Of these 56.6% worked full-time, 31.4% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.4% were unemployed. 41,059 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, the most common responses for occupation were Professionals 8.6%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 8.1%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 7.5%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.9%, Associate Professionals 5.7%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 5.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 5.0%, Managers and Administrators 2.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.5%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Geelong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Education 4.2%, Business Services 4.1%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 4.0%, Health Services 3.9% and Food Retailing 3.3%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, 34,989 families were counted: of these, 36.1% were couple families without children, 44.0% were couple families with children, 18.2% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, 51,735 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Geelong, 83.5% were separate houses, 5.6% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, 43.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 26.6% were being purchased and 24.8% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 39.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 22.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.7% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Geelong, 67.1% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.3% were single (or lone) person households and 3.5% were group households.