Golden Gully

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 211 people in Golden Gully. Of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Golden Gully was 38 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 23.6% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.5% of the population.

Of people in Golden Gully aged 15 years and over, 55.1% were married and 16.2% were either divorced or separated.

In Golden Gully, of people aged 15 years and over, 48.9% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.5% were in a de facto marriage.

In Golden Gully 34.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 22.5% were in primary school, 21.1% in secondary school and 15.5% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Golden Gully, 12.6% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 22.6% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 9.4% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Golden Gully were Australian 41.5%, English 31.2%, Scottish 8.9%, Irish 6.0% and German 5.3%.

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 Golden Gully (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Golden Gully, 91.1% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was England 2.0%.

In Golden Gully, 80.5% of people had both parents born in Australia and 3.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Golden Gully, the only stated responses for country of birth of male parents were Australia 85.9%, England 3.9%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 1.5% and Wales 1.5%.

In Golden Gully, the only stated responses for country of birth of female parents were Australia 89.8%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 2.0%, England 1.5% and Sri Lanka 1.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Golden Gully were No Religion, so described 26.6%, Anglican 24.2%, Catholic 16.9%, Uniting Church 12.6% and Not stated 5.8%. In Golden Gully, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (68.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Golden Gully 90.5% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 88 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Golden Gully. Of these 58.0% were employed full time, 30.7% were employed part-time and 3.4% 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 Golden Gully, 17.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 4.9% worked 16 to 24 hours and 38.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Golden Gully included Managers 16.7%, Labourers 16.7%, Sales Workers 13.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.5%, Professionals 11.5%, Machinery Operators and Drivers 11.5%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 10.4% and Technicians and Trades Workers 7.3%.

Of the employed people in Golden Gully, the most common responses for industry of employment included Takeaway Food Services 14.0%, Road Freight Transport 10.0%, Hospitals (except Psychiatric Hospitals) 10.0%, Beekeeping 6.0% and Poultry Processing 6.0%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Golden Gully was $654.

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In Golden Gully, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 80.7%, Car, as passenger 4.8%, Truck 3.6%, Motorbike/scooter 3.6% and Worked at home 3.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 88.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Golden Gully, of people aged 15 years and over, 72.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 29.0% 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, 21.9% 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 Golden Gully, 23.4% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Golden Gully, 38.3% were couple families with children, 36.7% were couple families without children and 20.0% were one parent families.

In Golden Gully, 55.6% of single parents were male and 44.4% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Golden Gully, of couple families with children, 23.7% had both partners employed full-time, 7.9% had both employed part-time and 13.2% 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 Golden Gully, 87.8% of private dwellings were occupied and 12.2% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Golden Gully, 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Golden Gully, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.5% had 2 bedrooms and 53.7% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.3. The average household size was 2.7 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Golden Gully, 49.3% were owned outright, 34.7% were owned with a mortgage and 16.0% were rented.

Household composition

In Golden Gully, of all households, 78.9% were family households, 16.9% were single person households and 4.2% were group households.

In Golden Gully, 25.4% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 4.5% 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 Golden Gully, 18.9% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 29.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 36.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Golden Gully, 78.3% 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 Golden Gully, 0.0% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 0.0% were female. The median age was 0 years.

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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 Golden Gully, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 0 persons, with 0 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $0.

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

In Golden Gully, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.

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