Goulburn (C)

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 20,846 people were counted in Goulburn (C): of these 50.7% were male and 49.3% were female. Of the total population 1.9% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C) there were 4,274 children aged 0-14 years and 4,968 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), 18,759 people were Australian citizens, 1,377 were born overseas and 38 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), 46.9% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 11.9% were separated or divorced, 7.9% were widowed and 33.3% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), 86.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Goulburn (C) were England 1.9%, New Zealand 0.8%, Scotland 0.4%, Germany 0.3% and Netherlands 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Goulburn (C) on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 33.9%, Catholic 33.2%, No Religion 7.5%, Uniting Church 5.7% and Presbyterian & Reformed 3.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Greek 0.4%, Italian 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.2% and Mandarin 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 89.5% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 9,119 people aged 15 years and over in Goulburn (C) were in the labour force. Of these 59.6% worked full-time, 30.6% worked part-time, 2.4% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.3% were unemployed. 6,632 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), the most common responses for occupation were Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 9.2%, Professionals 6.7%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 6.5%, Associate Professionals 6.2%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.2%, Labourers and Related Workers 6.1%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.5% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.3%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Goulburn (C), the most common responses for industry of employment included Health Services 5.0%, Food Retailing 4.1%, Other Services 3.4%, Education 3.1% and Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 2.9%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), 5,224 families were counted: of these, 36.2% were couple families without children, 42.2% were couple families with children, 20.0% were one parent families and 1.6% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), 7,812 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Goulburn (C), 83.1% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 7.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), 39.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.9% were being purchased and 30.0% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), of the occupied private dwellings being rented 42.3% were rented from a real estate agent, 26.3% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 30.6% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Goulburn (C), 66.4% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.0% were single (or lone) person households and 2.5% were group households.