Collie

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 7,404 people were usually resident in Collie: of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. Of the total population 3.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 23.3% of people usually resident in Collie were children aged 0-14 years, and 25.1% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 37 years.

In the 2006 Census, 88.8% of people usually resident in Collie were Australian citizens, 11.6% were born overseas and 0.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 52.1% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Collie were married, 11.9% were either separated or divorced, 6.4% were widowed and 29.6% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 79.8% of people usually resident in Collie, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 4.2%, New Zealand 1.6%, Italy 0.9%, Poland 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Collie were No Religion 26.7%, Anglican 22.9%, Catholic 22.2%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 1.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Collie were Italian 1.1%, Polish 0.6%, Afrikaans 0.2%, Japanese 0.2% and German 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.6%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 3,076 people aged 15 years and over in Collie were in the labour force. Of these 56.9% worked full-time, 28.8% worked part-time, 5.5% were away from work, 3.2% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 5.5% were unemployed. 2,137 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Collie were Technicians and Trades Workers 23.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 16.9%, Labourers 16.7%, Professionals 9.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 8.9%, Sales Workers 7.3% and Managers 6.3%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Collie, the most common responses for industry of employment included Coal Mining 14.4%, School Education 6.5%, Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 4.6%, Electricity Generation 4.4% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.8%.

In the 2006 Census in Collie, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $378, the median family income was $1,112 and the median household income was $896.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 1,957 families in Collie: of these 39.0% were couple families without children, 44.4% were couple families with children, 15.5% were one parent families and 1.1% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

In the 2006 Census 2,827 occupied private dwellings were counted in Collie.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Collie, 92.3% were separate houses, 1.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.4% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Collie, 37.8% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 18.6% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Collie, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 30.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 29.8% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.1% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Collie, the median weekly rent was $125. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $867. The average people per household was 2.5 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.1.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Collie, 68.5% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.8% were single (or lone) person households and 1.5% were group households.