Gulgong

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 2,021 people were counted in Gulgong: of these 48.3% were male and 51.7% were female. Of the total population 2.6% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong there were 505 children aged 0-14 years and 502 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, 1,892 people were Australian citizens, 114 were born overseas and 0 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, 53.3% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 9.4% were separated or divorced, 8.1% were widowed and 28.4% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, 89.3% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Gulgong were England 1.5%, New Zealand 0.7%, Scotland 0.3%, Austria 0.2% and Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of 0.2%.

Of all people counted in Gulgong on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 34.1%, Catholic 32.2%, No Religion 9.1%, Presbyterian & Reformed 7.3% and Uniting Church 4.8%.

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Maltese 0.2%, Cantonese 0.2%, Arabic (incl. Lebanese) 0.2%, Tagalog (Filipino) 0.2% and Italian 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 94.6% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 801 people aged 15 years and over in Gulgong were in the labour force. Of these 55.1% worked full-time, 34.8% worked part-time, 2.6% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 7.5% were unemployed. 644 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 7.3%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.9%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 6.6%, Associate Professionals 5.8%, Professionals 4.9%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.3%, Managers and Administrators 2.6% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.1%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Gulgong, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 4.9%, Education 4.6%, Agriculture 3.6%, Coal Mining 3.5% and Food Retailing 3.4%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, 533 families were counted: of these, 37.0% were couple families without children, 44.3% were couple families with children, 16.5% were one parent families and 2.3% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, 765 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Gulgong, 88.4% were separate houses, 2.2% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.8% were flats, units or apartments and 3.1% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, 43.5% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 23.3% were being purchased and 25.6% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 48.5% were rented from a real estate agent, 11.2% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 39.8% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Gulgong, 69.3% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 25.9% were single (or lone) person households and 1.2% were group households.