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National Catholic Census Project
Census characteristics of Catholics by State and Territory, 2001
| |
Units |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Australia |
| Catholic population |
No. |
1,822,249 |
1,310,390 |
890,279 |
304,117 |
451,959 |
87,691 |
45,072 |
89,867 |
5,001,624 |
Growth rate
1991-2001 |
% |
7.6 |
5.9 |
17.7 |
3.3 |
10.6 |
-2.0 |
11.6 |
3.4 |
8.6 |
| Proportion of total population |
% |
28.9 |
28.4 |
24.8 |
20.8 |
24.6 |
19.3 |
22.2 |
29.0 |
26.6 |
| Age and sex profile |
Units |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Australia |
| Median age |
years |
33.6 |
35.1 |
33.4 |
36.8 |
33.7 |
35.5 |
30.3 |
31.4 |
33.8 |
| Aged 0-14 |
% |
22.7 |
21.5 |
22.9 |
20.2 |
22.2 |
22.3 |
25.2 |
23.4 |
22.3 |
| Aged 65 and over |
% |
12.2 |
12.5 |
11.4 |
14.3 |
11.0 |
12.0 |
5.3 |
8.6 |
12.0 |
| Males per 100 females |
No. |
94.0 |
93.3 |
92.9 |
92.5 |
94.2 |
90.9 |
103.7 |
92.4 |
93.5 |
Marital Status
(Persons aged 15+) |
Units |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Australia |
| Never married |
% |
32.3 |
31.8 |
32.4 |
29.6 |
32.5 |
31.4 |
40.3 |
35.7 |
32.1 |
| Married |
% |
51.6 |
52.8 |
51.0 |
53.1 |
51.9 |
50.0 |
45.1 |
50.2 |
51.8 |
| Separated or divorced |
% |
9.9 |
9.1 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
11.8 |
11.1 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
| Widowed |
% |
6.2 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
6.9 |
5.4 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
6.0 |
| Living arrangements |
Units |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Australia |
| One parent familiesa |
% |
12.6 |
12.1 |
12.5 |
12.2 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
14.8 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
| Couples of mixed religion |
% |
53.9 |
48.7 |
62.7 |
54.7 |
58.6 |
72.2 |
63.2 |
55.9 |
55.1 |
| De facto couples |
% |
11.6 |
10.6 |
14.5 |
11.5 |
13.7 |
15.2 |
25.6 |
13.4 |
12.2 |
Living alone
(under 35) |
% |
2.7 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
Living alone
(35 and over) |
% |
13.1 |
13.0 |
13.4 |
15.3 |
13.4 |
16.5 |
10.8 |
12.8 |
13.3 |
| Median family income |
$'000 |
55.7 |
54.2 |
50.5 |
48.4 |
53.3 |
43.1 |
59.2 |
70.2 |
53.6 |
| Dwellings owned or being purchased |
% |
68.5 |
74.8 |
65.5 |
73.4 |
71.9 |
72.3 |
47.0 |
70.1 |
70.1 |
| Median monthly housing loan repayment |
$ |
1,103 |
907 |
911 |
730 |
908 |
656 |
1,027 |
1,000 |
949 |
| a Percentage of one- and two-parent families where at least one parent is a Catholic. |
| Birthplace and language |
Units |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Australia |
| Born overseas in English-speaking countries |
% |
4.3 |
3.8 |
5.6 |
6.1 |
9.7 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
| Born in non-English-speaking countries |
% |
18.9 |
22.0 |
10.2 |
20.0 |
19.1 |
6.7 |
12.7 |
15.6 |
17.9 |
| Immigrants from non-English-speaking countries 1991-2001 |
No. |
67,020 |
40,096 |
17,904 |
6,417 |
14,338 |
867 |
1,394 |
2,184 |
150,220 |
| Speak language other than English at home |
% |
21.1 |
24.6 |
8.7 |
22.8 |
17.7 |
5.0 |
22.0 |
15.9 |
19.2 |
| Not proficient in English |
% |
3.1 |
4.0 |
1.1 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
| Education |
Units |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Australia |
| Aged 15+ with degree or higher qualification |
% |
12.3 |
12.6 |
11.5 |
10.3 |
11.9 |
8.9 |
11.8 |
20.6 |
12.2 |
| Attending educational institution |
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| - Aged 15-17 |
% |
85.7 |
90.6 |
89.1 |
83.8 |
86.6 |
81.8 |
83.9 |
68.9 |
85.8 |
| - Aged 18-19 |
% |
57.0 |
63.5 |
63.3 |
47.6 |
54.7 |
51.7 |
47.6 |
28.6 |
56.0 |
| - Aged 20-24 |
% |
32.3 |
39.6 |
34.0 |
26.9 |
31.2 |
29.8 |
26.3 |
16.1 |
31.4 |
| Catholic primary students at Catholic schools |
% |
50.9 |
58.0 |
43.9 |
53.2 |
52.5 |
46.2 |
37.1 |
61.9 |
51.7 |
| Catholic primary students at Government schools |
% |
45.7 |
38.1 |
51.4 |
41.9 |
44.6 |
49.9 |
59.1 |
35.7 |
44.6 |
| Catholic secondary students at Catholic schools |
% |
53.5 |
54.0 |
45.5 |
52.0 |
52.1 |
52.3 |
30.1 |
59.7 |
52.0 |
| Catholic secondary students at Government schools |
% |
40.9 |
38.3 |
45.4 |
40.5 |
41.1 |
41.6 |
56.7 |
34.4 |
40.9 |
| Non-Catholic enrolment in Catholic primary schools |
% |
15.2 |
17.7 |
21.5 |
27.2 |
18.9 |
33.8 |
31.1 |
21.1 |
18.8 |
| Non-Catholic enrolment in Catholic secondary schools |
% |
23.9 |
24.4 |
30.8 |
34.2 |
26.2 |
36.0 |
39.9 |
29.6 |
26.3 |
| Employment |
Units |
NSW |
Vic. |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Tas. |
NT |
ACT |
Australia |
| Managers, administrators, professionals, & associate professionalsb |
% |
38.1 |
37.7 |
37.3 |
36.8 |
37.6 |
34.9 |
39.8 |
47.0 |
37.9 |
| Workers in blue collar occupationsb |
% |
29.2 |
30.3 |
30.1 |
31.4 |
30.8 |
31.9 |
31.0 |
18.8 |
29.8 |
| Labour force participation rate (men) |
% |
62.5 |
63.2 |
63.3 |
59.4 |
63.2 |
60.8 |
68.3 |
69.3 |
62.8 |
| Labour force participation rate (women) |
% |
51.8 |
52.1 |
52.9 |
50.0 |
52.4 |
50.1 |
60.8 |
63.9 |
52.3 |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
7.0 |
6.6 |
8.1 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
10.3 |
6.4 |
4.9 |
7.2 |
| Youth unemployment rate (15-24 year olds) |
% |
11.6 |
11.1 |
13.7 |
13.0 |
12.5 |
17.2 |
10.7 |
9.3 |
12.1 |
| b Percentage of those with an occupation. |
Source of data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2001 Census data obtained as part of the National Catholic Census Project.
Table taken from Dixon, Robert E. 2005. The Catholic Community in Australia. Openbook Publishers, Adelaide. |
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