Gununa (L)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 844 people were counted in Gununa (L): of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Of the total population 87.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L) there were 252 children aged 0-14 years and 77 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), 837 people were Australian citizens, 18 were born overseas and 3 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), 18.4% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 4.9% were separated or divorced, 3.7% were widowed and 70.2% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), 97.5% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gununa (L) were New Zealand 0.9%, Fiji 0.5%, England 0.4% and Scotland 0.4%.

Of all people counted in Gununa (L) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Uniting Church 79.4%, No Religion 7.9%, Anglican 3.8%, Catholic 2.0% and Presbyterian & Reformed 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Northern Aboriginal, nec 0.5%, Fijian 0.5% and Central Aboriginal, nec 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 96.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 344 people aged 15 years and over in Gununa (L) were in the labour force. Of these 36.3% worked full-time, 59.3% worked part-time, 1.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 2.6% were unemployed. 242 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), the most common responses for occupation were Labourers and Related Workers 29.3%, Professionals 7.6%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 4.9%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.4%, Associate Professionals 3.2%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 2.9%, Managers and Administrators 2.0% and Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.0%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gununa (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Government Administration 40.6%, Education 5.1%, Health Services 2.9%, Other Services 1.4% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 1.0%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), 188 families were counted: of these, 17.6% were couple families without children, 42.0% were couple families with children, 35.1% were one parent families and 5.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), 166 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gununa (L), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), 0.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 0.0% were being purchased and 59.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 0.0% were rented from a real estate agent, 3.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 87.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gununa (L), 87.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 7.8% were single (or lone) person households and 3.0% were group households.