Woolgoolga

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 4,718 people in Woolgoolga of these 49.0% were male and 51.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Woolgoolga was 45 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 17.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 23.4% of the population.

Of people in Woolgoolga aged 15 years and over, 51.6% were married and 14.6% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Woolgoolga was 57 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

In Woolgoolga, of people aged 15 years and over, 51.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.4% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Woolgoolga was 57 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 44 years.

In Woolgoolga 27.7% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.2% were in primary school, 23.6% in secondary school and 18.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Woolgoolga were English 29.1%, Australian 28.9%, Irish 7.9%, Indian 7.8% and Scottish 7.2%.

In Woolgoolga, 76.5% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were India 8.5%, England 3.8%, New Zealand 0.9%, Ethiopia 0.6% and Germany 0.6%.

In Woolgoolga, 63.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Woolgoolga were Anglican 25.3%, No Religion 18.9%, Catholic 16.4%, Sikhism 13.6% and Uniting Church 4.7%.

In Woolgoolga 80.3% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 13.3%, Anuak 0.5%, German 0.4%, Dinka 0.3% and Amharic 0.2%.

Employment

There were 1,893 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Woolgoolga. Of these 46.8% were employed full time, 36.5% were employed part-time and 10.0% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Woolgoolga, 13.8% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.2% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.1% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Woolgoolga was 44 years and for people who were employed part-time was 42 years.

The most common occupations in Woolgoolga included Managers 19.1%, Labourers 15.6%, Professionals 13.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 12.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.7%, Community and Personal Service Workers 10.7%, Sales Workers 9.0% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.5%.

Of the employed people in Woolgoolga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Fruit and Tree Nut Growing 13.2%, School Education 6.1%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.6%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 3.6% and Accommodation 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Woolgoolga was $407.

In Woolgoolga, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 60.5%, Car, as passenger 10.2%, Walked only 4.6%, Truck 2.4% and Other 0.8%. 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 70.6% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Woolgoolga, of people aged 15 years and over, 67.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 23.8% provided care for children and 12.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.3% 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 Woolgoolga, 25.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.0% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Woolgoolga, 32.5% were couple families with children, 46.5% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

In Woolgoolga 19.7% of single parents were male and 80.3% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Woolgoolga, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,728 and those without children was $1,459.

Employment status of couple families

In Woolgoolga, of couple families with children, 14.8% had both partners employed full-time, 6.8% had both employed part-time and 14.3% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Woolgoolga, 89.5% of private dwellings were occupied and 10.5% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woolgoolga, 69.4% were separate houses, 9.8% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 9.6% were flats, units or apartments and 11.0% were other dwellings.

In Woolgoolga, of occupied private dwellings 6.8% had 1 bedroom, 23.8% had 2 bedrooms and 41.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Woolgoolga, 42.1% were owned outright, 20.7% were owned with a mortgage and 32.3% were rented.

Household composition

In Woolgoolga, of all households, 69.1% were family households, 28.5% were single person households and 2.3% were group households.

In Woolgoolga, 38.1% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.4% 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 Woolgoolga, 43.5% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Woolgoolga, there were 186 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 87 (or 46.8%) were male and 99 (or 53.2%) 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 Woolgoolga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.2 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $749.

In Woolgoolga, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $225 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,733.