Goulburn Mulwaree (A)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 27,481 people in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) of these 50.5% were male and 49.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.8% of the population.

The median age of people in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) was 41 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.0% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.5% of the population.

Of people in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) aged 15 years and over, 46.8% were married and 13.4% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) was 53 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) was 53 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 37 years.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A) 29.9% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 26.8% were in primary school, 21.9% in secondary school and 15.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) were Australian 33.8%, English 31.0%, Irish 9.8%, Scottish 7.4% and German 2.5%.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 86.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 2.4%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.4%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.3%.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 80.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.2% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) were Catholic 31.2%, Anglican 31.0%, No Religion 13.1%, Uniting Church 5.1% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.7%.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A) 90.6% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 0.3%, Italian 0.3%, German 0.2%, Arabic 0.2% and Mandarin 0.2%.

Employment

There were 12,861 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Goulburn Mulwaree (A). Of these 59.6% were employed full time, 28.8% were employed part-time and 5.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 9.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 42.0% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) included Community and Personal Service Workers 14.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 14.5%, Professionals 14.2%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.1%, Labourers 11.8%, Managers 11.3%, Sales Workers 10.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.7%.

Of the employed people in Goulburn Mulwaree (A), the most common responses for industry of employment included Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 5.5%, Public Order and Safety Services 5.4%, School Education 4.4%, Hospitals 4.0% and Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Goulburn Mulwaree (A) was $516.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 67.2%, Car, as passenger 7.6%, Walked only 4.0%, Truck 1.7% and Motorbike/scooter 0.5%. On the day, 0.6% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 75.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), of people aged 15 years and over, 68.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 27.6% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 17.6% 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 Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 25.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 11.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 39.7% were couple families with children, 40.7% were couple families without children and 18.1% were one parent families.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A) 18.6% of single parents were male and 81.4% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,073 and those without children was $1,806.

Employment status of couple families

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), of couple families with children, 22.1% had both partners employed full-time, 3.4% had both employed part-time and 22.0% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 85.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.8% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 88.3% were separate houses, 5.5% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.3% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 17.2% had 2 bedrooms and 46.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 35.9% were owned outright, 32.8% were owned with a mortgage and 28.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), of all households, 68.5% were family households, 29.0% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 30.7% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.0% 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 Goulburn Mulwaree (A), 35.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 34.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), there were 780 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 421 (or 54.0%) were male and 359 (or 46.0%) were female. The median age was 25 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 Goulburn Mulwaree (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $941.

In Goulburn Mulwaree (A), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.