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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas) was $452.
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.
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.
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.
In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 16.6% of single parents were male and 83.4% were female.
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.
In Central Goldfields (S) (Local Government Areas), 86.6% of private dwellings were occupied and 13.4% were unoccupied.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.