Golden Bay

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 2,176 people in Golden Bay of these 50.6% were male and 49.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.6% of the population.

The median age of people in Golden Bay was 34 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 9.6% of the population.

Of people in Golden Bay aged 15 years and over, 48.1% were married and 12.2% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Golden Bay was 48 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Golden Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.5% of people were in a registered marriage and 15.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Golden Bay was 48 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 33 years.

In Golden Bay 33.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.5% were in primary school, 17.7% in secondary school and 14.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Golden Bay were English 36.2%, Australian 29.0%, Scottish 6.8%, Irish 5.8% and Italian 2.8%.

In Golden Bay, 70.0% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 12.0%, New Zealand 3.5%, Scotland 1.3%, South Africa 1.2% and Germany 0.6%.

In Golden Bay, 50.4% of people had both parents born in Australia and 32.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Golden Bay were No Religion 31.0%, Anglican 24.1%, Catholic 20.0%, Christian, nfd 3.7% and Uniting Church 1.9%.

In Golden Bay 89.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.5%, Polish 0.4%, Afrikaans 0.4%, German 0.3% and Dutch 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,077 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Golden Bay. Of these 59.4% were employed full time, 27.5% were employed part-time and 5.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Golden Bay, 10.1% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 47.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Golden Bay was 39 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Golden Bay included Technicians and Trades Workers 23.8%, Professionals 15.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Labourers 11.0%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.0%, Managers 9.9%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.7% and Sales Workers 7.8%.

Of the employed people in Golden Bay, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 6.5%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.0%, Metal Ore Mining 3.6%, Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing 3.5% and Building Installation Services 3.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Golden Bay was $629.

In Golden Bay, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 61.9%, Car, as passenger 5.8%, Bus 2.1%, Walked only 2.1% and Train, car as driver 1.9%. On the day, 8.4% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 68.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Golden Bay, of people aged 15 years and over, 73.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.8% provided care for children and 11.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.5% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Golden Bay, 25.8% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.3% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.7% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Golden Bay, 47.4% were couple families with children, 35.1% were couple families without children and 15.6% were one parent families.

In Golden Bay 17.0% of single parents were male and 83.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Golden Bay, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,598 and those without children was $2,274.

Employment status of couple families

In Golden Bay, of couple families with children, 19.4% had both partners employed full-time, 2.3% had both employed part-time and 24.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Golden Bay, 83.0% of private dwellings were occupied and 17.0% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Golden Bay, 99.2% were separate houses, 0.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.4% were other dwellings.

In Golden Bay, of occupied private dwellings 0.4% had 1 bedroom, 6.4% had 2 bedrooms and 35.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.6. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Golden Bay, 23.6% were owned outright, 47.3% were owned with a mortgage and 27.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Golden Bay, of all households, 79.2% were family households, 17.9% were single person households and 2.9% were group households.

In Golden Bay, 21.0% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 13.8% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Golden Bay, 28.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 45.2% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Golden Bay, there were 32 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 18 (or 56.2%) were male and 14 (or 43.8%) were female. The median age was 9 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Golden Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.5, with 1.6 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,458.

In Golden Bay, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $308 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $3,250.