Woolgoolga

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 3,793 people were counted in Woolgoolga: of these 48.6% were male and 51.4% were female. Of the total population 3.4% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga there were 748 children aged 0-14 years and 1,430 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, 3,473 people were Australian citizens, 600 were born overseas and 7 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, 54.7% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 13.5% were separated or divorced, 10.4% were widowed and 20.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, 78.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within Woolgoolga were India 6.6%, England 4.4%, New Zealand 0.9%, Scotland 0.7% and Germany 0.6%.

Of all people counted in Woolgoolga on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 31.0%, Catholic 17.8%, Sikhism 12.8%, No Religion 10.7% and Uniting Church 6.1%.

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Punjabi 12.0%, Netherlandic 0.2%, German 0.2%, Italian 0.1% and Vietnamese 0.1%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 81.7% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 1,203 people aged 15 years and over in Woolgoolga were in the labour force. Of these 40.1% worked full-time, 35.2% worked part-time, 3.7% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 21.0% were unemployed. 1,729 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, the most common responses for occupation were Managers and Administrators 5.1%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 4.6%, Labourers and Related Workers 3.9%, Tradespersons and Related Workers 3.7%, Professionals 3.6%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 3.4%, Associate Professionals 3.0%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 2.0% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 0.7%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Woolgoolga, the most common responses for industry of employment included Agriculture 5.8%, Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 3.4%, Education 2.3%, Food Retailing 2.1% and Business Services 1.6%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, 1,008 families were counted: of these, 45.9% were couple families without children, 33.0% were couple families with children, 19.3% were one parent families and 1.7% were other families.

Dwelling structure

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

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, 1,560 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in Woolgoolga, 64.5% were separate houses, 8.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 11.8% were flats, units or apartments and 14.6% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, 50.3% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 11.5% were being purchased and 30.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 45.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 15.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 37.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in Woolgoolga, 61.9% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 27.6% were single (or lone) person households and 2.7% were group households.