South Gundagai

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 811 people in South Gundagai. Of these 51.9% were male and 48.1% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 4.2% of the population.

The median age of people in South Gundagai was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 19.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.3% of the population.

Of people in South Gundagai aged 15 years and over, 44.4% were married and 12.5% were either divorced or separated.

In South Gundagai, of people aged 15 years and over, 43.7% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.9% were in a de facto marriage.

In South Gundagai 29.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 31.9% were in primary school, 26.1% in secondary school and 8.8% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in South Gundagai, 9.3% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.4% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 4.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in South Gundagai were Australian 36.8%, English 35.2%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 5.6% and German 2.9%.

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 South Gundagai (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In South Gundagai, 84.7% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were New Zealand 2.1%, Philippines 1.0% and England 0.4%.

In South Gundagai, 77.2% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.3% of people had both parents born overseas.

In South Gundagai, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 82.2%, England 2.4%, New Zealand 1.9%, Philippines 1.0% and Netherlands 0.5%.

In South Gundagai, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 81.0%, New Zealand 2.1%, England 1.5%, Philippines 1.1% and Scotland 1.0%.

The most common responses for religion in South Gundagai were Anglican 42.9%, Catholic 28.6%, No Religion, so described 13.1%, Not stated 9.2% and Presbyterian and Reformed 3.7%. In South Gundagai, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (85.6%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In South Gundagai 90.7% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Filipino 0.6% and Non-verbal, so described 0.4%.

Employment

There were 375 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in South Gundagai. Of these 52.8% were employed full time, 35.5% were employed part-time and 5.9% 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.

Of employed people in South Gundagai, 11.5% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.6% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.5% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in South Gundagai included Labourers 24.5%, Technicians and Trades Workers 18.2%, Managers 11.3%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 9.6%, Professionals 8.5%, Sales Workers 8.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 7.7% and Clerical and Administrative Workers 7.4%.

Of the employed people in South Gundagai, the most common responses for industry of employment included Meat Processing 11.3%, Takeaway Food Services 7.3%, Sheep-Beef Cattle Farming 4.0%, Road and Bridge Construction 4.0% and Beef Cattle Farming (Specialised) 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in South Gundagai was $568.

View the data quality statements for: Total personal income (INCP) Total family income (FINF) Total household income (HIND)

In South Gundagai, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 70.3%, Car, as passenger 7.1%, Worked at home 6.8%, Truck 2.0% and Walked only 2.0%. On the day, 0.8% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 78.9% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In South Gundagai, of people aged 15 years and over, 62.6% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 24.0% provided care for children and 13.7% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.3% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

View the data quality statements for: Unpaid domestic work (DOMP) Unpaid child care (CHCAREP) Unpaid assistance (UNCAREP) Voluntary work (VOLWP)

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in South Gundagai, 20.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.9% worked 15 to 29 hours and 13.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in South Gundagai, 35.8% were couple families with children, 38.4% were couple families without children and 21.6% were one parent families.

In South Gundagai, 18.8% of single parents were male and 81.2% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In South Gundagai, of couple families with children, 12.7% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 23.2% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

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.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In South Gundagai, 86.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.7% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Gundagai, 98.0% were separate houses, 1.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In South Gundagai, of occupied private dwellings 2.6% had 1 bedroom, 13.4% had 2 bedrooms and 44.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.5 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in South Gundagai, 42.1% were owned outright, 32.4% were owned with a mortgage and 20.1% were rented.

Household composition

In South Gundagai, of all households, 74.0% were family households, 24.3% were single person households and 1.6% were group households.

In South Gundagai, 27.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 7.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

Number of motor vehicles

In South Gundagai, 29.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 39.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 22.6% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In South Gundagai, 69.7% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

People characteristics

In South Gundagai, 34.4% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 65.6% were female. The median age was 18 years.

View the data quality statements for: Place of Usual Residence (PURP) Indigenous status (INGP)

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.

In South Gundagai, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 0.9 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $899.

View the data quality statements for: Number of Bedrooms in Private Dwelling (BEDD) Household composition (HHCD) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)

In South Gundagai, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $120 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,040.

View the data quality statements for: Rent weekly payments (RNTD) Mortgage monthly repayments (MRED) Indigenous household Indicator (INGDWTD)