Goolwa North

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 849 people in Goolwa North of these 46.5% were male and 53.5% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.5% of the population.

The median age of people in Goolwa North was 56 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.2% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 30.6% of the population.

Of people in Goolwa North aged 15 years and over, 59.5% were married and 14.8% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Goolwa North was 63 years and the median age of people never married was 34 years.

In Goolwa North, of people aged 15 years and over, 59.8% of people were in a registered marriage and 9.2% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Goolwa North was 64 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 50 years.

In Goolwa North 21.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 38.3% were in primary school, 15.6% in secondary school and 15.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Goolwa North were English 38.8%, Australian 27.9%, Scottish 8.9%, German 4.9% and Irish 4.7%.

In Goolwa North, 75.1% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 13.3%, Germany 1.5%, Netherlands 1.2%, Scotland 1.2% and New Zealand 0.8%.

In Goolwa North, 64.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 26.6% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Goolwa North were No Religion 30.4%, Anglican 21.8%, Uniting Church 13.8%, Catholic 11.1% and Lutheran 3.7%.

In Goolwa North 94.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included German 0.7%, Dutch 0.7%, Greek 0.5%, Italian 0.5% and Arabic 0.5%.

Employment

There were 315 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Goolwa North. Of these 48.9% were employed full time, 39.4% were employed part-time and 4.4% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Goolwa North, 17.0% worked 1 to 15 hours, 13.0% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.7% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Goolwa North was 45 years and for people who were employed part-time was 51 years.

The most common occupations in Goolwa North included Professionals 18.7%, Labourers 14.7%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 13.7%, Technicians and Trades Workers 13.3%, Managers 12.3%, Community and Personal Service Workers 11.0%, Sales Workers 8.7% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 6.3%.

Of the employed people in Goolwa North, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 5.6%, Residential Care Services 4.7%, Local Government Administration 4.3%, Accommodation 3.7% and Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 3.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Goolwa North was $420.

In Goolwa North, on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 68.2%, Car, as passenger 2.3%, Other 2.0%, Motorbike/scooter 1.3% and Walked only 1.3%. 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 69.4% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Goolwa North, 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, 23.2% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 26.4% 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 Goolwa North, 24.0% worked 5 to 14 hours, 16.5% worked 15 to 29 hours and 15.5% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Goolwa North, 22.0% were couple families with children, 62.1% were couple families without children and 14.8% were one parent families.

In Goolwa North 14.3% of single parents were male and 85.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Goolwa North, for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,650 and those without children was $1,577.

Employment status of couple families

In Goolwa North, of couple families with children, 8.3% had both partners employed full-time, 5.7% had both employed part-time and 15.4% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Goolwa North, 71.3% of private dwellings were occupied and 28.7% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Goolwa North, 98.0% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, units or apartments and 0.9% were other dwellings.

In Goolwa North, of occupied private dwellings 0.9% had 1 bedroom, 17.9% had 2 bedrooms and 56.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.2. The average household size was 2.2 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Goolwa North, 49.1% were owned outright, 31.5% were owned with a mortgage and 16.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Goolwa North, of all households, 74.4% were family households, 23.9% were single person households and 1.7% were group households.

In Goolwa North, 30.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 1.8% 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 Goolwa North, 37.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 44.9% had two registered motor vehicles and 15.1% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Goolwa North, there were 21 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 7 (or 33.3%) were male and 14 (or 66.7%) were female. The median age was 54 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 Goolwa North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $850.

In Goolwa North, for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $278 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,571.