Gin Gin (NSW)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 157 people in Gin Gin (NSW) of these 54.8% were male and 45.2% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 8.9% of the population.

The median age of people in Gin Gin (NSW) was 35 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 24.7% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 7.0% of the population.

Of people in Gin Gin (NSW) aged 15 years and over, 70.6% were married and 5.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Gin Gin (NSW) was 51 years and the median age of people never married was 30 years.

In Gin Gin (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 73.6% of people were in a registered marriage and 7.5% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Gin Gin (NSW) was 45 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 41 years.

In Gin Gin (NSW) 23.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.5% were in primary school, 0.0% in secondary school and 15.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Gin Gin (NSW) were Australian 33.5%, English 30.6%, Scottish 12.6%, Irish 12.1% and Maori 1.5%.

In Gin Gin (NSW), 87.9% of people were born in Australia. The only other response for country of birth was New Zealand 2.5%.

In Gin Gin (NSW), 85.7% of people had both parents born in Australia and 6.4% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Gin Gin (NSW) were Anglican 37.1%, Catholic 29.6%, Uniting Church 10.1%, No Religion 6.3% and Presbyterian and Reformed 4.4%.

In Gin Gin (NSW) 91.1% of people only spoke English at home. There were no other responses for language spoken at home.

Employment

There were 95 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Gin Gin (NSW). Of these 65.3% were employed full time, 28.4% were employed part-time and 3.2% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Gin Gin (NSW), 11.7% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.8% worked 16 to 24 hours and 61.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Gin Gin (NSW) was 49 years and for people who were employed part-time was 37 years.

The only other responses for occupation in Gin Gin (NSW) were Managers 55.4%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 12.0%, Professionals 10.9%, Labourers 9.8%, Sales Workers 4.3%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 4.3% and Community and Personal Service Workers 3.3%.

Of the employed people in Gin Gin (NSW), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 44.7%, Other Crop Growing 3.2%, Dairy Cattle Farming 3.2%, Agriculture and Fishing Support Services 3.2% and Accommodation 3.2%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Gin Gin (NSW) was $432.

In Gin Gin (NSW), on the day of the Census, the only responses for methods of travel to work for employed people were Car, as driver 44.6%, Walked only 10.9%, Other 5.4% and Car, as passenger 3.3%. 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 51.1% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Gin Gin (NSW), of people aged 15 years and over, 82.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 40.2% provided care for children and 11.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 44.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Gin Gin (NSW), 31.1% worked 5 to 14 hours, 8.2% worked 15 to 29 hours and 17.2% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Gin Gin (NSW), 46.8% were couple families with children, 46.8% were couple families without children and 6.4% were one parent families.

In Gin Gin (NSW) 100.0% of single parents were male and 0.0% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Gin Gin (NSW), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,233 and those without children was $900.

Employment status of couple families

In Gin Gin (NSW), of couple families with children, 27.9% had both partners employed full-time, 7.0% had both employed part-time and 46.5% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Gin Gin (NSW), 93.4% of private dwellings were occupied and 6.6% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Gin Gin (NSW), 100.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In Gin Gin (NSW), of occupied private dwellings 0.0% had 1 bedroom, 7.0% had 2 bedrooms and 47.4% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.4. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Gin Gin (NSW), 43.9% were owned outright, 15.8% were owned with a mortgage and 35.1% were rented.

Household composition

In Gin Gin (NSW), of all households, 82.5% were family households, 17.5% were single person households and 0.0% were group households.

In Gin Gin (NSW), 28.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 0.0% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (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. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Gin Gin (NSW), 18.2% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 49.1% had two registered motor vehicles and 25.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Gin Gin (NSW), there were 16 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 9 (or 56.2%) were male and 7 (or 43.8%) were female. The median age was 26 years.

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.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Gin Gin (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $700.

In Gin Gin (NSW), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $160 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $0.