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On Census Night 7th August 2001, 5,942 people were counted in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas): of these 50.2% were male and 49.8% were female. Of the total population 0.6% were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
On Census Night 2001 in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas), 5,638 people were Australian citizens, 474 were born overseas and 28 people were overseas visitors.
On Census Night 2001 in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas), 60.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.1% were separated or divorced, 8.5% were widowed and 21.6% were never married.
During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 2,783 people aged 15 years and over in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas) were in the labour force. Of these 61.7% worked full-time, 29.9% worked part-time, 3.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 4.8% were unemployed. 1,738 people were not in the labour force.
On Census Night 2001 in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas), 1,693 families were counted: of these, 46.4% were couple families without children, 42.8% were couple families with children, 9.5% were one parent families and 1.4% were other families.
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc
3
0.1
632,176
8.9
Flat, unit or apartment
49
2.1
923,139
13.1
Other dwelling
36
1.6
134,274
1.9
Dwelling type not stated
12
0.5
55,304
0.8
On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas), 95.7% were separate houses, 0.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 2.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.6% were other dwellings.
Owned with a mortgage (includes being purchased under rent/buy scheme)
496
21.4
1,872,132
26.5
Rented (includes rent-free)
361
15.6
1,858,324
26.3
Other tenure type
121
5.2
196,026
2.8
Tenure type not stated
60
2.6
334,803
4.7
On Census Night 2001 in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas), 55.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 21.4% were being purchased and 15.6% were rented.
Occupied private dwellings being rented (including rent-free accommodation)
Real estate agent
30
8.3
813,633
43.8
State or Territory housing authority
37
10.2
317,171
17.1
Other landlord type
292
80.9
705,122
37.9
Landlord type not stated
3
0.8
22,398
1.2
On Census Night 2001 in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 8.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 10.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 80.9% were rented from an other landlord type.
Excludes visitor only and other not classifiable households
Family households
1,687
72.7
4,866,031
68.8
Single (or lone) person households
538
23.2
1,616,213
22.9
Group households
39
1.7
262,551
3.7
On Census Night 2001 in Towong (S) (Local Government Areas), 72.7% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 23.2% were single (or lone) person households and 1.7% were group households.
LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 9/03/2006
Data for this Quickstats has been sourced from the 2001 Basic Community Profile catalogue No. 2001.0 and the 2001 Indigenous Profile catalogue No. 2002.0. Indigenous Statistics are only available for selected geographic areas. The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census
The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It contains data from the 2001 Census of Population & Housing held on 7 August 2001. Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats. For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2001 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. www.abs.gov.au/census
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