Golden Plains (S)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 18,770 people in Golden Plains (S) of these 50.9% were male and 49.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Golden Plains (S) was 39 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.1% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.7% of the population.

Of people in Golden Plains (S) aged 15 years and over, 58.5% were married and 9.7% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Golden Plains (S) was 50 years and the median age of people never married was 24 years.

In Golden Plains (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 59.2% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Golden Plains (S) was 50 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 39 years.

In Golden Plains (S) 30.5% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 34.4% were in primary school, 26.2% in secondary school and 13.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Golden Plains (S) were Australian 31.9%, English 30.5%, Irish 9.0%, Scottish 8.6% and German 3.3%.

In Golden Plains (S), 85.6% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 4.1%, New Zealand 0.9%, Netherlands 0.7%, Scotland 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

In Golden Plains (S), 73.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 15.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Golden Plains (S) were No Religion 29.0%, Catholic 24.7%, Anglican 14.8%, Uniting Church 7.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 5.6%.

In Golden Plains (S) 93.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Italian 0.3%, Croatian 0.3%, German 0.3%, Dutch 0.3% and French 0.2%.

Employment

There were 9,388 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Golden Plains (S). Of these 58.2% were employed full time, 31.3% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Golden Plains (S), 11.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 10.4% worked 16 to 24 hours and 44.9% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Golden Plains (S) was 43 years and for people who were employed part-time was 43 years.

The most common occupations in Golden Plains (S) included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.1%, Professionals 15.0%, Managers 14.1%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Labourers 11.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 9.5%, Sales Workers 8.9% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 8.5%.

Of the employed people in Golden Plains (S), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 5.1%, Hospitals 5.0%, School Education 4.2%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.3% and Road Freight Transport 2.9%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Golden Plains (S) was $538.

In Golden Plains (S), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 69.3%, Car, as passenger 4.2%, Truck 1.9%, Walked only 1.7% and Train, car as driver 0.6%. On the day, 1.9% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 73.8% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Golden Plains (S), of people aged 15 years and over, 75.3% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 33.9% provided care for children and 12.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.1% 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 Plains (S), 26.3% worked 5 to 14 hours, 14.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Golden Plains (S), 51.0% were couple families with children, 38.1% were couple families without children and 10.2% were one parent families.

In Golden Plains (S) 22.1% of single parents were male and 77.9% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Golden Plains (S), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,907 and those without children was $1,728.

Employment status of couple families

In Golden Plains (S), of couple families with children, 19.0% had both partners employed full-time, 3.7% had both employed part-time and 27.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Golden Plains (S), 88.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Golden Plains (S), 98.8% were separate houses, 0.3% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.4% were flats, units or apartments and 0.5% were other dwellings.

In Golden Plains (S), of occupied private dwellings 1.9% had 1 bedroom, 9.8% had 2 bedrooms and 49.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.8 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Golden Plains (S), 37.5% were owned outright, 51.0% were owned with a mortgage and 8.7% were rented.

Household composition

In Golden Plains (S), of all households, 81.4% were family households, 17.1% were single person households and 1.5% were group households.

In Golden Plains (S), 21.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 6.8% 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 Plains (S), 19.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 33.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Golden Plains (S), there were 129 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 61 (or 47.3%) were male and 68 (or 52.7%) were female. The median age was 16 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 Plains (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.6, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $1,125.

In Golden Plains (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,517.