Central Goldfields (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 12,496 people in Central Goldfields (S) of these 49.6% were male and 50.4% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.2% of the population.

The median age of people in Central Goldfields (S) was 48 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 16.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 24.7% of the population.

Of people in Central Goldfields (S) aged 15 years and over, 47.2% were married and 15.3% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Central Goldfields (S) was 59 years and the median age of people never married was 28 years.

In Central Goldfields (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 48.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 8.7% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Central Goldfields (S) was 58 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 40 years.

In Central Goldfields (S) 24.3% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 28.1% were in primary school, 25.4% in secondary school and 11.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Central Goldfields (S) were English 34.6%, Australian 33.1%, Irish 8.4%, Scottish 8.2% and German 2.6%.

In Central Goldfields (S), 86.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.9%, New Zealand 0.7%, Netherlands 0.6%, Scotland 0.4% and Germany 0.3%.

In Central Goldfields (S), 81.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Central Goldfields (S) were No Religion 24.8%, Anglican 23.7%, Catholic 18.7%, Uniting Church 10.5% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.1%.

In Central Goldfields (S) 94.5% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Dutch 0.2%, Italian 0.2%, German 0.2%, Greek 0.1% and Maltese 0.1%.

Employment

There were 4,744 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Central Goldfields (S). Of these 51.7% were employed full time, 34.0% were employed part-time and 6.7% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Central Goldfields (S), 14.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 37.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Central Goldfields (S) was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 44 years.

The most common occupations in Central Goldfields (S) included Technicians and Trades Workers 16.9%, Labourers 16.1%, Managers 13.0%, Professionals 11.9%, Sales Workers 11.4%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.1%.

Of the employed people in Central Goldfields (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Hospitals 5.3%, Printing and Printing Support Services 5.1%, School Education 5.0%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 4.8% and Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 4.5%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Central Goldfields (S) was $381.

In Central Goldfields (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 63.3%, Car, as passenger 5.6%, Walked only 5.6%, Truck 1.4% and Bicycle 1.1%. On the day, 0.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 69.3% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Central Goldfields (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.9% provided care for children and 13.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 23.0% 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 Central Goldfields (S), 22.5% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.4% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Central Goldfields (S), 33.8% were couple families with children, 46.6% were couple families without children and 18.1% were one parent families.

In Central Goldfields (S) 17.0% of single parents were male and 83.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Central Goldfields (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,596 and those without children was $1,281.

Employment status of couple families

In Central Goldfields (S), of couple families with children, 12.4% had both partners employed full-time, 4.1% had both employed part-time and 16.7% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Central Goldfields (S), 85.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 14.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Goldfields (S), 90.5% were separate houses, 3.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 4.6% were flats, units or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

In Central Goldfields (S), of occupied private dwellings 4.8% had 1 bedroom, 20.6% had 2 bedrooms and 52.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Goldfields (S), 46.7% were owned outright, 27.6% were owned with a mortgage and 20.9% were rented.

Household composition

In Central Goldfields (S), of all households, 63.7% were family households, 33.7% were single person households and 2.7% were group households.

In Central Goldfields (S), 43.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.7% 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 Central Goldfields (S), 37.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.4% had two registered motor vehicles and 17.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Central Goldfields (S), there were 145 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 74 (or 51.0%) were male and 71 (or 49.0%) were female. The median age was 27 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 Central Goldfields (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.8, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $633.

In Central Goldfields (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $175 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,020.