CPH-L-149 Selected Characteristics for Persons of Australian Ancestry: 1990 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census Internet Release date: February 18, 1998 AGE AND SEX LABOR FORCE STATUS All persons 36,290 Persons 16 years and over 27,995 100.0 Females 18,694 In labor force 19,291 68.9 Males 17,596 Civilian labor force 18,888 67.5 Median age 32.0 Employed 17,918 Sex ratio 94.1 Unemployed 970 5.1 Not in labor force 8,704 NATIVITY AND YEAR OF ENTRY All persons 36,290 OCCUPATION Native born 21,999 60.6 Employed persons 16 years and over 17,918 100.0 Foreign born 14,291 39.4 Managerial and professional 6,965 38.9 Entered 1980 to 1990 6,888 48.2 Technical, sales, and administrative 5,764 32.2 Entered before 1980 7,403 51.8 Service 1,851 10.3 Naturalized citizen 3,550 24.8 Farming, forestry, and fishing 318 1.8 Not a citizen 10,741 75.2 Production, craft, and repair 1,544 8.6 Operators, fabricators, and laborers 1,476 8.2 MARITAL STATUS Persons 15 years and over 28,418 100.0 CLASS OF WORKER Never married 7,809 27.5 Employed persons 16 years and over 17,918 100.0 Now married 15,839 55.7 Private wage and salary 13,822 77.1 Separated 487 1.7 Local government 907 5.1 Widowed 1,720 6.1 State government 1,026 5.7 Divorced 2,563 9.0 Federal government 614 3.4 Self-employed 1,507 8.4 Unpaid family worker 42 0.2 FERTILITY Women 35 to 44 years 3,672 Children ever born per 1000 women 1,775 WORKERS IN FAMILY Families 8,459 100.0 No workers 541 6.4 HOUSEHOLD TYPE 1 worker 2,330 27.5 All persons 36,290 2 workers 4,573 54.1 In households 35,053 96.6 3 or more workers 1,015 12.0 In group quarters 1,237 3.5 INCOME IN 1989 HOUSEHOLD SIZE Households Households 13,402 100.0 Median income (dollars) $36,340 1 person 3,810 28.4 Mean income (dollars) $50,275 2 persons 4,394 32.8 Families 3 persons 2,003 14.9 Median income (dollars) $45,823 4 persons 1,946 14.5 Mean income (dollars) $60,061 5 or more persons 1,249 9.3 Per capita income (dollars) $19,055 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND TYPE OF SCHOOL POVERTY RATE Persons 3 years and over enrolled 11,019 100.0 Families 4.6 Preprimary school 1,113 10.1 Unrelated individuals 22.1 Elementary or high school 6,287 57.1 Persons 8.3 College 3,619 32.8 PLUMBING AND KITCHEN FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Occupied housing units 13,368 100.0 Persons 25 years and over 22,663 100.0 Lacking complete plumbing facilities 45 0.3 High school graduate or higher 19,409 85.6 Lacking complete kitchen facilities 61 0.5 Bachelor's degree or higher 7,214 31.8 Graduate degree or higher 2,984 13.2 MORTGAGE STATUS AND GROSS RENT Specified owner-occupied housing units 5,718 100.0 ABILITY TO SPEAK ENGLISH With a mortgage 4,508 78.8 Persons 5 years old and over 33,770 100.0 Not mortgaged 1,210 21.2 Speak a language other than English 2,312 6.8 Median mortgage (dollars) $223 Do not speak English "very well" 454 1.3 Specified renter-occupied housing units Persons 5 years and over in households 32,533 100.0 Median rent (dollars) $572 In linguistically isolated households 135 0.4