Gould Creek

Demographics & education

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

In the 2016 Census, there were 242 people in Gould Creek. Of these 54.4% were male and 45.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.0% of the population.

The median age of people in Gould Creek was 46 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 13.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 10.3% of the population.

Of people in Gould Creek aged 15 years and over, 58.1% were married and 5.9% were either divorced or separated.

In Gould Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 55.3% of people were in a registered marriage and 4.8% were in a de facto marriage.

In Gould Creek 28.8% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 32.4% were in primary school, 19.1% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Of people aged 15 and over in Gould Creek, 14.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 20.3% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 8.6% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Gould Creek were English 34.5%, Australian 23.9%, Italian 9.7%, German 9.4% and Irish 5.5%.

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 Gould Creek (including those who did not state an ancestry).

In Gould Creek, 81.8% of people were born in Australia. The only other responses for country of birth were England 7.6%, Italy 1.3% and China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) 1.3%.

In Gould Creek, 56.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 25.0% of people had both parents born overseas.

In Gould Creek, the most common countries of birth for male parents were Australia 65.5%, England 11.3%, Italy 5.5%, United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man, nfd 3.4% and Germany 2.1%.

In Gould Creek, the most common countries of birth for female parents were Australia 63.8%, England 10.4%, Italy 3.3%, Scotland 2.5% and Poland 2.5%.

The most common responses for religion in Gould Creek were No Religion, so described 30.5%, Catholic 23.7%, Anglican 14.5%, Uniting Church 9.6% and Not stated 8.4%. In Gould Creek, Christianity was the largest religious group reported overall (63.7%) (this figure excludes not stated responses).

In Gould Creek 90.1% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Italian 3.7% and Uygur 1.2%.

Employment

There were 145 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gould Creek. Of these 53.1% were employed full time, 38.6% were employed part-time and 4.1% 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 Gould Creek, 13.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 11.5% worked 16 to 24 hours and 35.3% worked 40 hours or more.

The most common occupations in Gould Creek included Managers 21.3%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.6%, Professionals 14.2%, Sales Workers 12.8%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.1%, Labourers 9.9%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.5% and Machinery Operators and Drivers 5.7%.

Of the employed people in Gould Creek, the most common responses for industry of employment included Primary Education 12.2%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 8.1%, Pubs, Taverns and Bars 6.8%, Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services 5.4% and Police Services 5.4%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gould Creek was $704.

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In Gould Creek, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 66.2%, Car, as passenger 6.9%, Worked at home 5.5%, Truck 2.8% and Train 2.1%. On the day, 3.5% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 74.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Gould Creek, of people aged 15 years and over, 75.2% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 32.2% provided care for children and 10.9% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 19.9% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gould Creek, 25.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 18.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 3.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Gould Creek, 50.8% were couple families with children, 40.0% were couple families without children and 9.2% were one parent families.

In Gould Creek, 42.9% of single parents were male and 57.1% were female.

Employment status of couple families

In Gould Creek, of couple families with children, 19.2% had both partners employed full-time, 0.0% had both employed part-time and 36.5% 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 Gould Creek, 95.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 4.8% were unoccupied.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gould Creek, 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 Gould Creek, of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 0.0% had 2 bedrooms and 31.2% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.8. The average household size was 3 people.

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Of occupied private dwellings in Gould Creek, 39.2% were owned outright, 55.4% were owned with a mortgage and 5.4% were rented.

Household composition

In Gould Creek, of all households, 86.1% were family households, 13.9% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Gould Creek, 18.3% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 36.6% 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 Gould Creek, 9.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 47.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

Internet connection

In Gould Creek, 91.1% 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 Gould Creek, 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 Gould Creek, 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.

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In Gould Creek, 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.

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