People — demographics & education

People	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Total	21,484	--	6,917,658	--	21,507,717	--
Male	10,760	50.1	3,408,878	49.3	10,634,013	49.4
Female	10,724	49.9	3,508,780	50.7	10,873,704	50.6
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people	659	3.1	172,621	2.5	548,369	2.5

In the 2011 Census, there were 21,484 people in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) of these 50.1% were male and 49.9% were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 3.1% of the population.

Age	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People
0-4 years	1,372	6.4	458,736	6.6	1,421,050	6.6
5-9 years	1,285	6.0	434,608	6.3	1,351,921	6.3
10-14 years	1,410	6.6	439,168	6.3	1,371,054	6.4
15-19 years	1,420	6.6	443,416	6.4	1,405,798	6.5
20-24 years	1,270	5.9	449,685	6.5	1,460,673	6.8
25-29 years	1,310	6.1	473,160	6.8	1,513,236	7.0
30-34 years	1,254	5.8	468,336	6.8	1,453,775	6.8
35-39 years	1,405	6.5	488,124	7.1	1,520,138	7.1
40-44 years	1,423	6.6	483,502	7.0	1,542,879	7.2
45-49 years	1,506	7.0	481,428	7.0	1,504,142	7.0
50-54 years	1,433	6.7	469,024	6.8	1,447,404	6.7
55-59 years	1,363	6.3	419,612	6.1	1,297,244	6.0
60-64 years	1,246	5.8	390,678	5.6	1,206,116	5.6
65-69 years	1,115	5.2	304,327	4.4	919,319	4.3
70-74 years	841	3.9	237,362	3.4	708,090	3.3
75-79 years	683	3.2	186,032	2.7	545,263	2.5
80-84 years	614	2.9	150,724	2.2	436,936	2.0
85 years and over	534	2.5	139,735	2.0	402,681	1.9
Median age	40	--	38	--	37	--

The median age of people in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) was 40 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 18.9% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 17.6% of the population.

Registered marital status	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	7,722	44.3	2,758,854	49.4	8,461,114	48.7
Separated	715	4.1	170,428	3.1	529,280	3.0
Divorced	1,637	9.4	461,145	8.3	1,460,899	8.4
Widowed	1,354	7.8	324,518	5.8	949,634	5.5
Never married	5,984	34.4	1,870,203	33.5	5,962,769	34.3

Of people in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) aged 15 years and over, 44.3% were married and 13.5% were either divorced or separated.

Marital Status Charts

Median age by registered marital status	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Married	52	--	50	--	50	--
Separated	50	--	49	--	49	--
Divorced	55	--	54	--	54	--
Widowed	78	--	78	--	78	--
Never married	26	--	26	--	25	--

The median age of married people in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) was 52 years and the median age of people never married was 26 years.

Social marital status	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	6,929	46.0	2,514,378	50.0	7,647,042	49.2
De facto marriage	1,567	10.4	418,721	8.3	1,476,369	9.5
Not married	6,582	43.7	2,096,245	41.7	6,413,399	41.3

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 46.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.4% were in a de facto marriage.

Median age by social marital status	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Registered marriage	52	--	50	--	50	--
De facto marriage	35	--	36	--	35	--
Not married	40	--	34	--	33	--

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) was 52 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 35 years.

Education	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Pre-school	409	6.3	126,605	5.9	332,844	5.1
Primary - Government	1,264	19.4	372,075	17.4	1,181,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	376	5.8	115,727	5.4	359,062	5.5
Primary - Other Non Government	48	0.7	61,544	2.9	214,359	3.3
Secondary - Government	979	15.0	271,181	12.7	774,074	11.9
Secondary - Catholic	362	5.6	109,409	5.1	307,142	4.7
Secondary - Other Non Government	48	0.7	71,341	3.3	254,828	3.9
Technical or further education institution	642	9.8	168,004	7.9	473,606	7.3
University or tertiary institution	414	6.3	303,070	14.2	932,524	14.3
Other	115	1.8	50,619	2.4	161,660	2.5
Not Stated	1,865	28.6	486,539	22.8	1,511,694	23.2
Total	6,522	--	2,136,114	--	6,503,580	--

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) 30.4% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 25.9% were in primary school, 21.3% in secondary school and 16.2% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Education Charts

People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Ancestry Charts

Country of birth	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Australia	18,861	87.8	4,747,372	68.6	15,017,847	69.8
Other top responses

Birthplace of parents, stated responses	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	1,910	9.7	2,363,793	36.7	6,876,586	34.3
Father only born overseas	987	5.0	433,840	6.7	1,407,270	7.0
Mother only born overseas	621	3.2	294,595	4.6	989,220	4.9
Both parents born in Australia	16,190	82.1	3,342,215	51.9	10,757,087	53.7

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 82.1% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.7% of people had both parents born overseas.

Religious affiliation, top responses	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

Religious Affiliation Charts

Language, top responses (other than English)	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%

People — employment

Employment	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over
Worked full-time	5,949	59.7	2,007,924	60.2	6,367,554	59.7
Worked part-time	2,822	28.3	939,465	28.2	3,062,976	28.7
Away from work	589	5.9	190,944	5.7	627,797	5.9
Unemployed	610	6.1	196,525	5.9	600,133	5.6
Total in labour force	9,970	--	3,334,858	--	10,658,460	--
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There were 9,970 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities). Of these 59.7% were employed full time, 28.3% were employed part-time and 6.1% were unemployed.

Employment - hours worked	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
1-15 hours per week	880	9.4	326,514	10.4	1,087,799	10.8
16-24 hours per week	872	9.3	304,830	9.7	947,792	9.4
25-34 hours per week	1,072	11.4	308,122	9.8	1,027,380	10.2
35-39 hours per week	2,128	22.7	569,665	18.2	1,808,879	18.0
40 hours or more per week	3,821	40.8	1,438,260	45.8	4,558,678	45.3

Of employed people in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 9.4% worked 1 to 15 hours, 9.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 40.8% worked 40 hours or more.

Median age by employment status	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, people aged 15 years and over
Employed full-time	42	--	41	--	40	--
Employed part-time	40	--	40	--	40	--

The median age of people employed full-time in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) was 42 years and for people who were employed part-time was 40 years.

Occupation	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Occupation Chart

Industry of employment, top responses	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Median weekly incomes	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Personal	519	--	561	--	577	--
Family	1,284	--	1,477	--	1,481	--
Household	962	--	1,237	--	1,234	--
View the income fact sheet

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) was $519.

Travel to work, top responses	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Employed people aged 15 years and over

Unpaid work	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	11,738	67.4	3,839,135	68.7	12,149,347	70.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	4,889	28.1	1,537,775	27.5	4,827,808	27.8
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	2,183	12.5	638,615	11.4	1,896,957	10.9
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	2,818	16.2	942,085	16.9	3,090,874	17.8

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.4% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 28.1% provided care for children and 12.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 16.2% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Unpaid domestic work, number of hours	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
People aged 15 years and over
Less than 5 hours per week	3,325	19.1	1,226,912	22.0	3,883,357	22.4
5 to 14 hours per week	4,388	25.2	1,391,598	24.9	4,444,640	25.6
15 to 29 hours per week	2,226	12.8	660,872	11.8	2,075,154	12.0
30 hours or more per week	1,801	10.3	559,753	10.0	1,746,196	10.1

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 25.2% worked 5 to 14 hours, 12.8% worked 15 to 29 hours and 10.3% worked 30 hours or more.

Families — family composition

Family composition	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	2,125	38.2	669,019	36.6	2,150,301	37.8
Couple family with children	2,223	39.9	831,850	45.5	2,534,399	44.6
One parent family	1,137	20.4	297,904	16.3	901,637	15.9
Other family	84	1.5	30,780	1.7	97,722	1.7

Of the families in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 39.9% were couple families with children, 38.2% were couple families without children and 20.4% were one parent families.

Family Charts

Single (or lone) parents	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population
Male	--	17.4	--	17.0	--	17.6
Female	--	82.6	--	83.0	--	82.4

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities) 17.4% of single parents were male and 82.6% were female.

Families — weekly incomes

Median family income, couple families with two incomes	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Families without children	1,844	--	2,120	--	2,081	--
Families with children	2,092	--	2,370	--	2,310	--
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In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $2,092 and those without children was $1,844.

Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of couple families	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over
Both employed, worked full-time	989	22.8	327,626	21.8	1,015,165	21.7
Both employed, worked part-time	144	3.3	54,280	3.6	174,795	3.7
One employed full-time, one part-time	959	22.1	306,829	20.4	1,001,907	21.4
One employed full-time, other not working	560	12.9	239,315	15.9	736,322	15.7
One employed part-time, other not working	209	4.8	83,287	5.5	251,191	5.4
Both not working	921	21.2	308,233	20.5	899,598	19.2
Other	283	6.5	89,812	6.0	291,196	6.2
Labour force status not stated	281	6.5	91,486	6.1	314,529	6.7

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), of couple families, 22.8% had both partners employed full-time, 3.3% had both employed part-time and 22.1% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling type	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	8,248	90.2	2,471,299	90.3	7,760,320	89.3
Unoccupied private dwellings	898	9.8	265,338	9.7	934,470	10.7

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 90.2% of private dwellings were occupied and 9.8% were unoccupied.

Dwelling structure	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Separate house	7,116	86.3	1,717,699	69.5	5,864,574	75.6
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	552	6.7	263,926	10.7	765,980	9.9
Flat, unit or apartment	451	5.5	465,189	18.8	1,056,237	13.6
Other dwelling	126	1.5	21,140	0.9	66,666	0.9

Of occupied private dwellings in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 86.3% were separate houses, 6.7% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 5.5% were flats, units or apartments and 1.5% were other dwellings.

Dwelling Structure Charts

Number of bedrooms	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
None (includes bedsitters)	33	0.4	18,042	0.7	42,160	0.5
1 bedroom	271	3.3	137,467	5.6	363,129	4.7
2 bedrooms	1,499	18.2	555,253	22.5	1,481,577	19.1
3 bedrooms	3,960	48.0	986,995	39.9	3,379,930	43.6
4 or more bedrooms	2,316	28.1	726,049	29.4	2,350,132	30.3
Number of bedrooms not stated	170	2.1	47,491	1.9	143,394	1.8
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	3.1	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.4	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), of occupied private dwellings 3.3% had 1 bedroom, 18.2% had 2 bedrooms and 48.0% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3.1. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Bedroom Charts

Tenure	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings
Owned outright	2,796	33.9	820,006	33.2	2,488,149	32.1
Owned with a mortgage	2,620	31.8	824,292	33.4	2,709,433	34.9
Rented	2,572	31.2	743,050	30.1	2,297,458	29.6
Other tenure type	45	0.5	20,418	0.8	70,069	0.9
Tenure type not stated	217	2.6	63,530	2.6	195,213	2.5

Of occupied private dwellings in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 33.9% were owned outright, 31.8% were owned with a mortgage and 31.2% were rented.

Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Family households	5,499	66.6	1,777,400	71.9	5,550,614	71.5
Single (or lone) person households	2,550	30.9	599,149	24.2	1,888,698	24.3
Group households	203	2.5	94,746	3.8	321,007	4.1

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), of all households, 66.6% were family households, 30.9% were single person households and 2.5% were group households.

Household income	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Less than $600 gross weekly income	--	31.6	--	24.2	--	23.7
More than $3,000 gross weekly income	--	5.5	--	12.3	--	11.2
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In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 31.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 5.5% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Dwellings — mortgage & rent

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

Rent weekly payments	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median rent	185	--	300	--	285	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	89.6	--	88.4	--	89.6
Households where rent payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	10.4	--	11.6	--	10.4
View the income fact sheet

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.

Mortgage monthly repayments	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	1,479	--	1,993	--	1,800	--
Households where mortgage payments are less than 30% of household income	--	93.0	--	89.5	--	90.1
Households where mortgage payments are 30%, or greater, of household income	--	7.0	--	10.5	--	9.9
View 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.

Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
None	847	10.3	258,153	10.4	665,852	8.6
1 motor vehicle	3,181	38.6	933,953	37.8	2,778,576	35.8
2 motor vehicles	2,724	33.0	840,655	34.0	2,802,468	36.1
3 or more vehicles	1,196	14.5	360,074	14.6	1,279,134	16.5
Number of motor vehicles not stated	303	3.7	78,462	3.2	234,292	3.0

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), 38.6% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.0% had two registered motor vehicles and 14.5% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

People characteristics	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander	657	--	172,620	--	548,368	--
Male	348	53.0	85,080	49.3	270,331	49.3
Female	309	47.0	87,540	50.7	278,037	50.7
Median age	25	--	21	--	21	--

For the 2011 Census in Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), there were 657 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 348 (or 53.0%) were male and 309 (or 47.0%) were female. The median age was 25 years.

Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Average number of people per household	3.1	--	3.1	--	3.3	--
Average number of people per bedroom	1.1	--	1.2	--	1.2	--
Median household income	888	--	941	--	991	--
Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.1, with 1.1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $888.

Mortgage and rent	Goulburn	%	New South Wales	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
Median weekly rent	180	--	200	--	195	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,500	--	1,673	--	1,647	--

In Goulburn (Urban Centres and Localities), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $180 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,500.