Central Goldfields (S)

2016 Census Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people QuickStats
Geography type Local Government Areas
Area code LGA21670
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 186
Male 47.2%
Female 52.8%
Median age 24
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households 108
Average people per household 2.7
Median weekly household income $811
Median monthly mortgage repayments $1,300
Median weekly rent $200

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People

demographics & education | cultural & language diversity | employment

Demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Aboriginal 167 89.8 44,590 93.3 590,062 90.9
Torres Strait Islander 16 8.6 2,022 4.2 32,344 5.0
Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 3 1.6 1,175 2.5 26,767 4.1

For the 2016 Census in Central Goldfields (S), there were 186 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 47.2% were male and 52.8% were female.

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Age Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median age 24 -- 23 -- 23 --
0-4 years 17 9.2 5,476 11.5 73,265 11.3
5-14 years 57 30.8 10,414 21.8 147,134 22.7
15-24 years 23 12.4 9,073 19.0 123,719 19.1
25-34 years 24 13.0 6,539 13.7 88,861 13.7
35-44 years 19 10.3 5,239 11.0 72,394 11.2
45-54 years 19 10.3 5,067 10.6 67,415 10.4
55-64 years 8 4.3 3,472 7.3 45,433 7.0
65 years and over 18 9.7 2,518 5.3 30,952 4.8

In Central Goldfields (S), the median age of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people was 24 years. Of the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people 38.2% were children aged 0 to 14 years and 9.7% were people aged 65 years and over.

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Registered marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Married 27 21.6 7,613 23.9 105,086 24.5
Separated 15 12.0 1,556 4.9 19,112 4.5
Divorced 13 10.4 2,642 8.3 28,796 6.7
Widowed 3 2.4 943 3.0 13,794 3.2
Never married 67 53.6 19,145 60.0 261,980 61.1

In Central Goldfields (S), 21.6% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were married and 22.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status
People aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Registered marriage 23 23.0 6,729 23.6 86,716 23.1
De facto marriage 10 10.0 4,079 14.3 60,051 16.0
Not married 67 67.0 17,744 62.1 228,281 60.9

In Central Goldfields (S), 23.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were in a registered marriage and 10.0% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education attendance Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Pre-school 5 6.1 1,388 7.1 16,698 6.4
Primary 40 48.8 6,935 35.5 97,859 37.5
Secondary 16 19.5 4,828 24.7 65,208 25.0
Technical or further education institution 4 4.9 1,215 6.2 14,227 5.5
University or tertiary institution 0 0.0 1,679 8.6 15,489 5.9
Other 3 3.7 567 2.9 5,047 1.9
Not stated 14 17.1 2,940 15.0 46,428 17.8

Of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Goldfields (S), 42.3% were attending an educational institution. Of these, 48.8% were attending a primary school, 19.5% were attending a secondary school and 4.9% were attending a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment
People aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bachelor Degree level and above 4 3.6 2,929 9.2 24,911 5.8
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level 3 2.7 2,433 7.6 23,795 5.5
Certificate level IV 3 2.7 1,471 4.6 14,308 3.3
Certificate level III 17 15.5 4,581 14.4 56,625 13.2
Year 12 13 11.8 4,285 13.4 59,949 14.0
Year 11 6 5.5 2,661 8.3 34,674 8.1
Year 10 21 19.1 4,289 13.4 77,265 18.0
Certificate level II 3 2.7 97 0.3 1,215 0.3
Certificate level I 0 0.0 13 0.0 241 0.1
Year 9 or below 24 21.8 4,628 14.5 64,604 15.1
No educational attainment 0 0.0 267 0.8 4,256 1.0
Not stated 17 15.5 3,461 10.8 56,698 13.2

Of people aged 15 and over in Central Goldfields (S), 11.8% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.0% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 2.7% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

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Cultural & language diversity

Australian Indigenous language, top responses Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
English only spoken at home 179 94.2 44,375 92.9 544,491 83.9

English was the only language spoken at home by 94.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Goldfields (S). There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

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Ancestry, top responses Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Australian 129 46.4 32,409 46.6 399,843 45.0
English 68 24.5 13,647 19.6 152,758 17.2
Australian Aboriginal 23 8.3 6,416 9.2 140,480 15.8
Irish 21 7.6 5,041 7.2 45,887 5.2
Scottish 10 3.6 3,222 4.6 30,843 3.5

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Central Goldfields (S) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Goldfields (S), the most common ancestries were Australian 46.4%, English 24.5%, Australian Aboriginal 8.3%, Irish 7.6% and Scottish 3.6%.

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Employment

Employment
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Worked full-time 23 56.1 8,941 50.0 106,960 48.0
Worked part-time 8 19.5 5,297 29.6 61,049 27.4
Away from work 4 9.8 1,134 6.3 14,143 6.4
Unemployed 6 14.6 2,502 14.0 40,486 18.2
Not in the labour force 68 59.6 13,086 41.0 190,132 44.3

There were 41 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Central Goldfields (S). Of these 56.1% were employed full time, 19.5% were employed part-time and 14.6% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

For information on the Community Development Programme (CDP) please refer to the Census Data Dictionary. CDP data is available in TableBuilder.

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Occupation, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Sales Workers 9 20.9 1,447 9.4 15,791 8.7
Technicians and Trades Workers 8 18.6 2,166 14.1 24,399 13.4
Community and Personal Service Workers 6 14.0 2,459 16.0 30,991 17.0
Labourers 6 14.0 1,970 12.8 27,814 15.3
Professionals 5 11.6 2,391 15.6 24,339 13.4
Machinery Operators and Drivers 5 11.6 1,117 7.3 16,774 9.2
Clerical and Administrative Workers 4 9.3 1,931 12.6 23,174 12.7

The only responses for occupations for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Goldfields (S) were Sales Workers 20.9%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 14.0%, Labourers 14.0%, Professionals 11.6%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.6% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 9.3%.

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Industry of employment, top responses
Employed people aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 4 57.1 32 0.2 300 0.2
Local Government Administration 3 42.9 332 2.2 5,511 3.0

The only responses for industry of employment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Goldfields (S) were Bread Manufacturing (Factory based) 57.1% and Local Government Administration 42.9%.

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Median weekly incomes
People aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Personal 412 -- 479 -- 441 --
Household 811 -- 1,200 -- 1,203 --

The median weekly personal income for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in Central Goldfields (S) was $412 and the median weekly household income was $811.

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Unpaid work
People aged 15 years and over
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Did unpaid domestic work (last week) 64 54.2 20,093 63.0 263,334 61.4
Cared for child/children (last two weeks) 24 21.1 9,408 29.5 136,079 31.7
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks) 24 21.1 4,560 14.3 58,541 13.7
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months) 18 15.8 5,878 18.4 63,303 14.8

In Central Goldfields (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 54.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 21.1% provided care for children and 21.1% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 15.8% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Dwellings

dwelling characteristics | dwelling structure

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Average number of people per household 2.7 -- 3 -- 3.2 --
Average number of persons per bedroom 1 -- 1 -- 1 --
Average number of registered motor vehicles per dwelling 1.6 -- 1.8 -- 1.7 --

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Central Goldfields (S), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom and 1.6 registered motor vehicles per dwelling.

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Housing costs
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Median weekly rent 200 -- 261 -- 250 --
Median monthly mortgage repayments 1,300 -- 1,517 -- 1,660 --

In Central Goldfields (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 $1,300.

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Family household composition
Counts the types of families within family households at the dwelling level
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
One family household: Couple family with no children 20 18.5 4,037 17.0 42,536 16.2
One family household: Couple family with children 22 20.4 6,960 29.3 80,803 30.7
One family household: One parent family 38 35.2 6,066 25.5 67,528 25.7
One family household: Other family 3 2.8 448 1.9 5,547 2.1
Multiple family household: Couple family with no children 0 0.0 146 0.6 2,223 0.8
Multiple family household: Couple family with children 0 0.0 245 1.0 4,951 1.9
Multiple family household: One parent family 0 0.0 353 1.5 5,768 2.2
Multiple family household: Other family 0 0.0 17 0.1 471 0.2
Other household 25 23.1 5,500 23.1 53,195 20.2

In Central Goldfields (S), of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households, 18.5% were a couple family with no children, 20.4% were a couple family with children and 35.2% were a one parent family.

In multiple family households, only the family composition of the primary family is recorded. Other household includes lone person households and group households.

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Dwelling structure

Dwelling structure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Separate house 96 93.2 18,993 80.2 211,205 80.7
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc 4 3.9 2,661 11.2 27,017 10.3
Flat or apartment 0 0.0 1,847 7.8 20,580 7.9
Other dwelling 3 2.9 176 0.7 2,897 1.1

In Central Goldfields (S) there were 108 private dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Where a dwelling type was stated, 93.2% were separate houses, 3.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 2.9% were other dwellings.

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Tenure
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Central Goldfields (S) % Central Goldfields (S) Victoria % Victoria Australia % Australia
Owned outright 24 22.0 3,379 14.2 32,045 12.2
Owned with a mortgage 33 30.3 6,916 29.1 68,085 25.9
Rented 45 41.3 12,300 51.7 150,832 57.3
Other tenure type 0 0.0 188 0.8 1,888 0.7
Tenure type not stated 7 6.4 986 4.1 10,182 3.9

In Central Goldfields (S), of dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, 22.0% were owned outright, 30.3% were owned with a mortgage and 41.3% were rented.

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