Census Counts
Applicable to all persons (including overseas visitors)

On Census Night, 7 August 2001, there were 8875 people (4367 males and 4508 females) counted in Oxenford ⁽¹⁾ . This represents an increase of 2285 people (34.7%) since the 1996 Census, and an increase of 6060 people (215.3%) since the 1991 Census. Of those people counted on Census Night, 8544 (96.3%) were counted at home.

 
People of Indigenous Origin ⁽²⁾
Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)

There were 126 people (1.4%) (58 males and 68 females) who identified as being of Indigenous origin in the 2001 Census. This represents an increase of 64 people (103.2%) (22 males and 42 females) since the 1996 Census, and an increase of 123 people (4100.0%) (58 males and 65 females) since the 1991 Census.

In the 1996 Census there were 62 people (0.9%) (36 males and 26 females) who identified as being of Indigenous origin, and 3 people (0.1%) (0 males and 3 females) who identified as being of indigenous origin in the 1991 Census.

 
Age ⁽³⁾
Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)

The median age of people in the 2001 Census was 30 years. In the 1996 Census the median age of people was 29 years, while in the 1991 Census the median age of people was 30 years.

 
Birthplace
Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)

In the 2001 Census, 6260 people (71.0%) stated that they were Australian-born. This compares with 4754 people (72.7%) in the 1996 Census and 2053 people (73.4%) in the 1991 Census.

The number of people born overseas in the 2001 Census was 1965 (22.3%) compared with 1589 (24.3%) in the 1996 Census and 675 (24.1%) in the 1991 Census.

Of those born overseas, the three main countries of birth in the 2001 Census were:

New Zealand: 706 (8.0%)
United Kingdom: 568 (6.4%) and;
Germany: 60 (0.7%).

Of those born overseas in the 1996 Census, the three main countries of birth were United Kingdom: 523 (8.0%), New Zealand: 522 (8.0%) and Germany: 75 (1.1%). Of those born overseas in the 1991 Census, the three main countries of birth were United Kingdom: 252 (9.0%), New Zealand: 211 (7.6%) and Germany: 33 (1.2%).

Ancestry ⁽⁴⁾
Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)

In the 2001 Census, the three most common ancestries identified with were:

English: 3522 people (39.9%)
Australian: 3435 people (38.9%) and;
Irish: 855 people (9.7%).

 
Language Spoken at Home ⁽⁵⁾
Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)

English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 7861 people (89.1%) in the 2001 Census. This compares with 6042 people (92.5%) in the 1996 Census and 2586 people (92.5%) in the 1991 Census.

The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the 2001 Census were:

German: 42 (0.5%)
Italian: 39 (0.4%) and;
Polish: 31 (0.4%).

The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the 1996 Census were German: 63 (1.0%), Chinese languages: 24 (0.4%) and Italian: 23 (0.4%). The three most common languages spoken at home other than English in the 1991 Census were German: 41 (1.5%), Hungarian: 14 (0.5%) and Italian: 12 (0.4%).

 
Computers and the Internet ⁽⁶⁾
Applicable to all persons (excluding overseas visitors)

In the week preceding the 2001 Census, 3736 people (42.3%) had used a personal computer at home. Of these, usage of a personal computer at home by specific age groups reflected 1250 people aged 0-19 years (14.2%), 1714 people aged 20-44 years (19.4%), 670 people aged 45-64 years (7.6%) and 102 people aged 65 years and over (1.2%).

The total number of persons who had used the Internet in the week preceding the 2001 Census was 3083. There were 307 people (3.5%) who had used the Internet at work only, 1882 people (21.3%) who had used the internet at home only and 319 people (3.6%) who had used the internet elsewhere only.

There were 575 people (6.5%) who provided a multiple response to the question of Internet use. There were 383 people (4.3%) who had used the Internet at home and at work, 138 people (1.6%) who had used the Internet at home and elsewhere, 17 people (0.2%) who had used the Internet at work and elsewhere, and 37 people (0.4%) who had used the Internet at home, work and elsewhere.

 
Registered Marital Status
Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)

In the 2001 Census, there were 3255 married people (50.3%) (1606 males and 1649 females), 368 separated people (5.7%) (167 males and 201 females), 649 divorced people (10.0%) (283 males and 366 females), 218 widowed people (3.4%) (56 males and 162 females) and 1986 people who had never been married (30.7%) (1015 males and 971 females).

In the 1996 Census, there were 2673 married people (54.8%) (1328 males and 1345 females), 235 separated people (4.8%) (102 males and 133 females), 394 divorced people (8.1%) (178 males and 216 females), 169 widowed people (3.5%) (39 males and 130 females) and 1405 people who had never been married (28.8%) (738 males and 667 females).

In the 1991 Census, there were 1268 married people (61.5%) (629 males and 639 females), 73 separated people (3.5%) (33 males and 40 females), 121 divorced people (5.9%) (57 males and 64 females), 72 widowed people (3.5%) (16 males and 56 females) and 529 people who had never been married (25.6%) (293 males and 236 females).

Non-School Qualification: Level of Education ⁽⁷⁾
Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)

In the 2001 Census, 81 (1.2%) people (35 males and 46 females) held a postgraduate degree, graduate diploma or graduate certificate. This compares with 37 (0.8%) people (21 males and 16 females) in the 1996 Census and 9 (0.4%) people (3 males and 6 females) in the 1991 Census.

In the 2001 Census, 319 (4.9%) people (135 males and 184 females) held a bachelor degree, compared with 177 (3.6%) people (85 males and 92 females) in the 1996 Census and 63 (3.0%) people (35 males and 28 females) in the 1991 Census.

There were 1594 (24.6%) people (1027 males and 567 females) with an advanced diploma, diploma or certificate in the 2001 Census, compared with 1098 (22.5%) people (733 males and 365 females) in the 1996 Census and 434 (20.9%) people (305 males and 129 females) in the 1991 Census.

In the 2001 Census, 4493 (69.3%) people (1931 males and 2562 females) did not have a qualification, did not state a qualification or stated a qualification outside of the scope of the standard classification. This compares with 3576 (73.2%) people (1551 males and 2025 females) in the 1996 Census and 1572 (75.6%) people (692 males and 880 females) in the 1991 Census.

 
Labour Force Status ⁽⁸⁾
Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 3728 people in Oxenford (2024 males and 1704 females) were employed, representing 89.0% of the labour force. Of these, 2343 (62.8%) people (1535 males and 808 females) were working full-time and 1257 (33.7%) people (423 males and 834 females) were working part-time. This compares with 2902 (87.7%) people (1625 males and 1277 females) who were employed in the 1996 Census and 1153 (85.3%) people (662 males and 491 females) who were employed in the 1991 Census.

In the 2001 Census, 459 people (261 males and 198 females) were unemployed, representing 11.0% of the labour force. Of these, 335 (73.0%) people (214 males and 121 females) were looking for full-time work and 124 (27.0%) people (47 males and 77 females) were looking for part-time work. In the 1996 Census, there were 406 (12.3%) unemployed people (228 males and 178 females) and 199 (14.7%) unemployed people (118 males and 81 females) in the 1991 Census.

 
Occupation ⁽⁹⁾
Applicable to employed persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)

In the 2001 Census, 199 (5.3%) people (152 males and 47 females) were employed as Managers and Administrators, which compares with 165 (5.7%) people (114 males and 51 females) in the 1996 Census and 103 (8.9%) people (81 males and 22 females) in the 1991 Census. There were 428 (11.5%) people (176 males and 252 females) employed as Professionals in the 2001 Census, which compares with 286 (9.9%) people (133 males and 153 females) in the 1996 Census and 97 (8.4%) people (52 males and 45 females) in the 1991 Census.

There were 388 (10.4%) people (195 males and 193 females) employed as Associate Professionals in the 2001 Census, which compares with 310 (10.7%) people (185 males and 125 females) in the 1996 Census and 80 (6.9%) people (53 males and 27 females) in the 1991 Census. 645 (17.3%) people (576 males and 69 females) were employed as Tradespersons and Related Workers in the 2001 Census, which compares with 508 (17.5%) people (450 males and 58 females) in the 1996 Census and 188 (16.3%) people (170 males and 18 females) in the 1991 Census.

In the 2001 Census, there were 642 (17.2%) people (177 males and 465 females) employed as Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers, which compares with 503 (17.3%) people (144 males and 359 females) in the 1996 Census and 130 (11.3%) people (39 males and 91 females) in the 1991 Census. There were 406 (10.9%) people (255 males and 151 females) employed as Labourers and Related Workers in the 2001 Census, which compares with 281 (9.7%) people (167 males and 114 females) in the 1996 Census and 143 (12.4%) people (75 males and 68 females) in the 1991 Census.

 
Industry of Employment ⁽¹⁰⁾
Applicable to employed persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)

In the 2001 Census, 493 (13.2%) people (391 males and 102 females) were employed in the Manufacturing industry, which compares with 372 (12.8%) people (260 males and 112 females) in the 1996 Census and 138 (12.0%) people (101 males and 37 females) in the 1991 Census. There were 368 (9.9%) people (324 males and 44 females) employed in the Construction industry in the 2001 Census, compared with 317 (10.9%) people (276 males and 41 females) in the 1996 Census and 129 (11.2%) people (108 males and 21 females) in the 1991 Census.

There were 700 (18.8%) people (338 males and 362 females) employed in the Retail Trade industry in the 2001 Census, compared with 475 (16.4%) people (243 males and 232 females) in the 1996 Census and 193 (16.8%) people (88 males and 105 females) in the 1991 Census. 342 (9.2%) people (170 males and 172 females) were employed in the Property and Business Services industry in the 2001 Census, compared with 254 (8.8%) people (143 males and 111 females) in the 1996 Census and 114 (9.9%) people (67 males and 47 females) in the 1991 Census.

In the 2001 Census, there were 204 (5.5%) people (45 males and 159 females) employed in the Education industry, compared with 129 (4.4%) people (41 males and 88 females) in the 1996 Census and 49 (4.3%) people (12 males and 37 females) in the 1991 Census. There were 314 (8.4%) people (46 males and 268 females) employed in the Health and Community Services industry in the 2001 Census, compared with 220 (7.6%) people (31 males and 189 females) in the 1996 Census and 67 (5.8%) people (16 males and 51 females) in the 1991 Census.

 
Individual Income ⁽¹¹⁾
Applicable to persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)

The median weekly individual income for people aged 15 years and over in the 2001 Census was $300-$399. While not directly comparable, the median income recorded in the 1996 Census was $300-$399 and $200-$299 in the 1991 Census.

 
Method of Travel to Work
Applicable to employed persons aged 15 years and over (excluding overseas visitors)

On Census day, 7 August 2001, 20 (0.5%) people travelled to work by train only, 24 (0.6%) people took the bus only and 3 (0.1%) people took both the train and bus. There were 2795 (74.9%) people who travelled to work by car, either as the driver or as a passenger and 63 (1.7%) people either rode a bike or walked to work.

Families and Households
Applicable to families and persons in occupied private dwellings

In the 2001 Census, there were 1113 couple families with children (which comprised 46.5% of all families in occupied private dwellings), 772 couple families without children (32.2%), 472 one parent families (19.7%) and 38 other families (1.6%).

There were 323 people (3.8%) in group households and 605 people (7.1%) in lone person households in the 2001 Census.

Dwellings ⁽¹²⁾
Applicable to occupied private dwellings

In the 2001 Census, there were 2032 separate houses (62.5%), 637 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (19.6%), 428 flats, units or apartments (13.2%) and 136 other dwellings (4.2%).

In the 1996 Census, there were 1315 separate houses (54.2%), 944 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (38.9%), 8 flats, units or apartments (0.3%) and 131 other dwellings (5.4%) .

In the 1991 Census, there were 594 separate houses (60.9%), 214 semi detached, row or terrace houses and townhouses (21.9%), 10 flats, units or apartments (1.0%) and 154 other dwellings (15.8%).

Of all occupied private dwellings in the 2001 Census, 1706 were either fully owned or being purchased, which represents (52.5%) of all occupied private dwellings, while 1351 (41.6%) were being rented. This compares with 1459 (60.1%) either fully owned or being purchased and 868 (35.8%) being rented in the 1996 Census, and 715 (73.4%) either fully owned or being purchased and 187 (19.2%) being rented in the 1991 Census.

 
Selected Characteristics for Oxenford in 2001

Census Counts by Sex

Age by Sex