2016 Census QuickStats

People — demographics & education

People tables are based on a person's place of usual residence on Census night

People Persons count based on place of usual residence on Census night	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Male	6,412	49.4	2,908,077	49.1	11,546,638	49.3
Female	6,580	50.6	3,018,549	50.9	11,855,248	50.7
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people	190	1.5	47,788	0.8	649,171	2.8

In the 2016 Census, there were 12,995 people in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas). Of these 49.4% were male and 50.6% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.5% of the population.

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Age	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median age	50	--	37	--	38	--
0-4 years	586	4.5	371,220	6.3	1,464,779	6.3
5-9 years	703	5.4	368,631	6.2	1,502,646	6.4
10-14 years	724	5.6	341,063	5.8	1,397,183	6.0
15-19 years	693	5.3	356,340	6.0	1,421,595	6.1
20-24 years	619	4.8	413,792	7.0	1,566,793	6.7
25-29 years	525	4.0	441,266	7.4	1,664,602	7.1
30-34 years	476	3.7	447,927	7.6	1,703,847	7.3
35-39 years	539	4.1	404,026	6.8	1,561,679	6.7
40-44 years	691	5.3	401,887	6.8	1,583,257	6.8
45-49 years	816	6.3	402,043	6.8	1,581,455	6.8
50-54 years	909	7.0	378,371	6.4	1,523,551	6.5
55-59 years	980	7.5	357,616	6.0	1,454,332	6.2
60-64 years	1,058	8.1	319,840	5.4	1,299,397	5.6
65-69 years	1,120	8.6	291,397	4.9	1,188,999	5.1
70-74 years	922	7.1	218,203	3.7	887,716	3.8
75-79 years	716	5.5	165,115	2.8	652,657	2.8
80-84 years	464	3.6	119,895	2.0	460,549	2.0
85 years and over	448	3.4	127,993	2.2	486,842	2.1

The median age of people in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas) was 50 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 15.5% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 28.3% of the population.

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Registered marital status People aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Married	4,826	43.9	2,344,107	48.4	9,148,218	48.1
Separated	472	4.3	146,493	3.0	608,059	3.2
Divorced	1,336	12.2	382,544	7.9	1,626,890	8.5
Widowed	1,018	9.3	251,674	5.2	985,204	5.2
Never married	3,338	30.4	1,720,887	35.5	6,668,910	35.0

Of people in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas) aged 15 years and over, 43.9% were married and 16.4% were either divorced or separated.

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Social marital status People aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Registered marriage	4,257	44.0	2,060,766	47.8	8,001,141	47.7
De facto marriage	1,031	10.7	422,258	9.8	1,751,731	10.4
Not married	4,377	45.3	1,830,228	42.4	7,024,973	41.9

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 44.0% of people were in a registered marriage and 10.7% were in a de facto marriage.

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Education	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Preschool	163	5.0	94,970	5.2	347,621	4.8
Primary - Government	687	20.9	313,881	17.2	1,314,787	18.2
Primary - Catholic	200	6.1	102,778	5.6	380,604	5.3
Primary - other non Government	22	0.7	52,041	2.8	231,490	3.2
Secondary - Government	486	14.8	201,166	11.0	827,505	11.5
Secondary - Catholic	94	2.9	88,999	4.9	338,384	4.7
Secondary - other non Government	155	4.7	73,973	4.0	280,618	3.9
Technical or further education institution	138	4.2	103,685	5.7	424,869	5.9
University or tertiary institution	160	4.9	325,051	17.8	1,160,626	16.1
Other	80	2.4	59,498	3.3	198,383	2.8
Not stated	1,099	33.5	413,199	22.6	1,707,023	23.7

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 25.2% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 27.6% were in primary school, 22.4% in secondary school and 9.1% in a tertiary or technical institution.

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Level of highest educational attainment People aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Bachelor Degree level and above	812	7.4	1,177,540	24.3	4,181,406	22.0
Advanced Diploma and Diploma level	650	5.9	447,023	9.2	1,687,893	8.9
Certificate level IV	360	3.3	138,313	2.9	551,767	2.9
Certificate level III	1,831	16.7	555,583	11.5	2,442,203	12.8
Year 12	1,286	11.7	772,461	15.9	2,994,097	15.7
Year 11	895	8.1	298,342	6.2	941,531	4.9
Year 10	1,554	14.1	376,237	7.8	2,054,331	10.8
Certificate level II	10	0.1	3,233	0.1	13,454	0.1
Certificate level I	3	0.0	542	0.0	2,176	0.0
Year 9 or below	1,777	16.2	430,152	8.9	1,529,897	8.0
No educational attainment	40	0.4	48,920	1.0	145,844	0.8
Not stated	1,513	13.8	482,823	10.0	1,974,794	10.4

Of people aged 15 and over in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 11.7% reported having completed Year 12 as their highest level of educational attainment, 19.9% had completed a Certificate III or IV and 5.9% had completed an Advanced Diploma or Diploma.

2011 benchmarks are not available for this data item.

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People — cultural & language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

Respondents had the option of reporting up to two ancestries on their Census form, and this is captured by the Ancestry Multi Response (ANCP) variable used in this table. Therefore, the total responses count will not equal the persons count for this area. Calculated percentages represent a proportion of all responses from people in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas) (including those who did not state an ancestry).

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Country of birth	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Australia	10,650	82.0	3,845,493	64.9	15,614,835	66.7
Other top responses

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Country of birth of father and/or mother, stated responses	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Both parents born overseas	1,444	11.1	2,283,741	38.5	8,051,196	34.4
Father only born overseas	529	4.1	365,528	6.2	1,488,092	6.4
Mother only born overseas	427	3.3	259,832	4.4	1,094,591	4.7
Both parents born in Australia	9,566	73.6	2,611,265	44.1	11,070,538	47.3

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 73.6% of people had both parents born in Australia and 11.1% of people had both parents born overseas.

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Country of birth of father, stated responses	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Country of birth of mother, stated responses	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Religious affiliation, top responses	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Language, top responses (other than English)	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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People — employment

Employment People who reported being in the labour force, aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Worked full-time	2,319	48.5	1,670,556	57.0	6,623,065	57.7
Worked part-time	1,757	36.8	920,875	31.4	3,491,503	30.4
Away from work	280	5.9	144,696	4.9	569,276	5.0
Unemployed	423	8.9	193,465	6.6	787,452	6.9

There were 4,779 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas). Of these 48.5% were employed full time, 36.8% were employed part-time and 8.9% were unemployed.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Employment - hours worked Employed people aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
1-15 hours per week	620	14.3	329,396	12.0	1,218,823	11.4
16-24 hours per week	552	12.7	286,191	10.5	1,079,236	10.1
25-34 hours per week	581	13.4	305,282	11.2	1,193,445	11.2
35-39 hours per week	795	18.3	511,004	18.7	2,031,263	19.0
40 hours or more per week	1,516	34.9	1,159,551	42.4	4,591,801	43.0

Of employed people in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 14.3% worked 1 to 15 hours, 12.7% worked 16 to 24 hours and 34.9% worked 40 hours or more.

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Occupation Employed people aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Industry of employment, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Median weekly incomes People aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Personal	452	--	644	--	662	--
Family	1,001	--	1,715	--	1,734	--
Household	775	--	1,419	--	1,438	--

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas) was $452.

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Travel to work, top responses Employed people aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%

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Unpaid work People aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Did unpaid domestic work (last week)	7,136	65.0	3,315,451	68.4	13,143,914	69.0
Cared for child/children (last two weeks)	2,444	22.2	1,329,164	27.4	5,259,400	27.6
Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)	1,493	13.6	560,866	11.6	2,145,203	11.3
Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)	2,482	22.6	931,546	19.2	3,620,726	19.0

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), of people aged 15 years and over, 65.0% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.2% provided care for children and 13.6% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 22.6% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

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Unpaid domestic work, number of hours People aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Less than 5 hours per week	1,789	16.3	1,130,813	23.3	4,298,593	22.6
5 to 14 hours per week	2,512	22.9	1,232,398	25.4	4,944,578	26.0
15 to 29 hours per week	1,502	13.7	535,249	11.0	2,189,776	11.5
30 hours or more per week	1,327	12.1	416,986	8.6	1,710,970	9.0

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 22.9% worked 5 to 14 hours, 13.7% worked 15 to 29 hours and 12.1% worked 30 hours or more.

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Families — family composition

Family composition	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Couple family without children	1,629	47.9	559,717	36.5	2,291,987	37.8
Couple family with children	1,063	31.3	709,965	46.3	2,716,224	44.7
One parent family	673	19.8	234,596	15.3	959,543	15.8
Other family	36	1.1	27,800	1.8	102,559	1.7

Of the families in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 31.3% were couple families with children, 47.9% were couple families without children and 19.8% were one parent families.

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Single (or lone) parents Proportion of the total single (or lone) parent population	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Male	--	16.6	--	17.8	--	18.2
Female	--	83.4	--	82.2	--	81.8

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 16.6% of single parents were male and 83.4% were female.

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Families — employment status of couple families

Employment status of parents in couple families Labour force, parents or partners aged 15 years and over	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Both employed, worked full-time	316	11.7	265,107	20.9	1,084,006	21.6
Both employed, worked part-time	120	4.5	52,749	4.2	203,596	4.1
One employed full-time, one part-time	479	17.8	291,419	23.0	1,086,460	21.7
One employed full-time, other not working	312	11.6	198,294	15.6	749,886	15.0
One employed part-time, other not working	191	7.1	77,946	6.1	302,037	6.0
Both not working	1,000	37.2	247,456	19.5	1,006,697	20.1
Other (includes away from work)	118	4.4	67,309	5.3	264,145	5.3
Labour force status not stated (by one or both parents in a couple family)	154	5.7	69,393	5.5	311,381	6.2

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), of couple families with children, 11.7% had both partners employed full-time, 4.5% had both employed part-time and 17.8% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

The ABS Labour Force Survey provides the official estimates of Australia's unemployment rate. More information about Census and labour force status is provided in Understanding the Census and Census Data.

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Dwellings — dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling count	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Occupied private dwellings	5,457	86.6	2,112,699	88.3	8,286,073	88.8
Unoccupied private dwellings	847	13.4	278,629	11.7	1,039,874	11.2

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 86.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.4% were unoccupied.

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Dwelling structure Occupied private dwellings	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Separate house	4,932	90.4	1,546,945	73.2	6,041,788	72.9
Semi-detached, row or terrace house, townhouse etc	321	5.9	300,918	14.2	1,055,016	12.7
Flat or apartment	73	1.3	246,040	11.6	1,087,434	13.1
Other dwelling	106	1.9	11,093	0.5	64,425	0.8

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 90.4% were separate houses, 5.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.3% were flat or apartments and 1.9% were other dwellings.

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Number of bedrooms Occupied private dwellings	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
None (includes bedsitters)	33	0.6	8,279	0.4	39,769	0.5
1 bedroom	247	4.5	107,356	5.1	411,252	5.0
2 bedrooms	1,115	20.5	407,620	19.3	1,562,759	18.9
3 bedrooms	2,808	51.6	930,257	44.0	3,403,190	41.1
4 or more bedrooms	1,056	19.4	608,502	28.8	2,670,758	32.2
Number of bedrooms not stated	185	3.4	50,691	2.4	198,351	2.4
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling	2.9	--	3	--	3.1	--
Average number of people per household	2.2	--	2.6	--	2.6	--

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), of occupied private dwellings 4.5% had 1 bedroom, 20.5% had 2 bedrooms and 51.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.2 people.

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Tenure Occupied private dwellings	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Owned outright	2,428	44.6	682,685	32.3	2,565,695	31.0
Owned with a mortgage	1,546	28.4	746,502	35.3	2,855,222	34.5
Rented	1,200	22.0	607,354	28.7	2,561,302	30.9
Other tenure type	66	1.2	17,178	0.8	78,994	1.0
Tenure type not stated	210	3.9	58,983	2.8	224,869	2.7

Of occupied private dwellings in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 44.6% were owned outright, 28.4% were owned with a mortgage and 22.0% were rented.

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Dwellings — household composition

Household composition	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Family households	3,362	61.8	1,495,290	70.8	5,907,625	71.3
Single (or lone) person households	1,906	35.0	521,828	24.7	2,023,542	24.4
Group households	176	3.2	95,588	4.5	354,917	4.3

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), of all households, 61.8% were family households, 35.0% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

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Household income	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Less than $650 gross weekly income	--	38.2	--	20.3	--	20.0
More than $3000 gross weekly income	--	2.7	--	15.5	--	16.4

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 38.2% of households had a weekly household income of less than $650 and 2.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3000.

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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	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median rent	195	--	325	--	335	--
Households where rent payments are less than 30% of household income	--	91.7	--	89.6	--	88.5
Households with rent payments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	8.3	--	10.4	--	11.5

The number of households where rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were not renting, and 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.

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Mortgage monthly repayments	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median mortgage repayments	975	--	1,728	--	1,755	--
Households where mortgage repayments are less than 30% of household income	--	95.0	--	92.5	--	92.8
Households with mortgage repayments greater than or equal to 30% of household income	--	5.0	--	7.5	--	7.2

The number of households where mortgage repayments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure are expressed in this table as a proportion of the total number of households in an area (including those households which were renting, and 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.

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Dwellings — number of motor vehicles

Number of registered motor vehicles	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
None	368	6.8	166,061	7.9	623,829	7.5
1 motor vehicle	1,940	35.7	722,675	34.2	2,881,485	34.8
2 motor vehicles	1,822	33.5	776,286	36.7	2,999,184	36.2
3 or more vehicles	1,017	18.7	374,426	17.7	1,496,382	18.1
Number of motor vehicles not stated	293	5.4	73,257	3.5	285,197	3.4

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 35.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 33.5% had two registered motor vehicles and 18.7% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

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Dwellings — internet connection

Dwelling internet connection	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Internet not accessed from dwelling	1,529	28.1	287,506	13.6	1,172,415	14.1
Internet accessed from dwelling	3,711	68.1	1,768,050	83.7	6,892,165	83.2
Not stated	208	3.8	57,157	2.7	221,494	2.7

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 68.1% of households had at least one person access the internet from the dwelling. This could have been through a desktop/laptop computer, mobile or smart phone, tablet, music or video player, gaming console, smart TV or any other device.

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People characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples

People characteristics Count based on place of usual residence on Census night.	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Male	91	47.2	23,622	49.4	322,171	49.6
Female	102	52.8	24,159	50.6	326,996	50.4
Median age	24	--	23	--	23	--

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 47.2% of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were male and 52.8% were female. The median age was 24 years.

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Dwelling characteristics - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander households

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

Dwelling characteristics Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Average number of people per household	2.7	--	3	--	3.2	--
Average number of persons per bedroom	1	--	1	--	1	--
Median weekly household income	811	--	1,200	--	1,203	--

There has been change in methodology used to calculate the average number of persons per bedroom. To compare the time series for average number of persons per bedroom please refer to Understanding the Census and Census Data

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 2.7 persons, with 1 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $811.

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Mortgage and rent Occupied private dwellings where at least one person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander	Central Goldfields (S)	%	Victoria	%	Australia	%
Median weekly rent	200	--	261	--	250	--
Median monthly mortgage repayments	1,300	--	1,517	--	1,660	--

In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $200 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,300.

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