Australian Demographic Profile
Goulburn, NSW 2580
Census-grade demographic profile. ABS Census 2021, adjusted to 2026.
Population
~24,003
Median age
42
Median income
Mid-high
$800-$999/wk
Top profile
Young
28%
Profile composition (top three)
- Young singles and non-workers28%
- Retired and semi-retired25%
- Established partnered households17%
Full 8-profile breakdown in the suburb report.
Population overview
- Synthetic individuals
- ~24,003
- Sex split
- F 50% / M 50%
- Tertiary-qualified
- 19%
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditionals using Bayesian reconstruction, adjusted to 2026.
Age structure
- Children (0-14)18%
- Young adults (15-24)11%
- Early career (25-39)20%
- Mid career (40-59)24%
- Senior (60+)27%
Income distribution
Median individual income bracket in Goulburn: Mid-high ($800-$999/wk).
- No / not stated31%
- Low ($1-$499/wk)21%
- Mid ($500-$1.5k)34%
- High ($1.5k-$3k)13%
- Very high ($3k+)1.4%
Top occupations
- Community and Personal Service Workers16%
- Professionals15%
- Technicians and Trades Workers15%
Full occupation breakdown in the suburb report.
Compared to NSW and Australia
| Goulburn | NSW avg | AUS avg | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 42 | 42 |
| Tertiary-qualified | 19% | 21% | 19% |
What's in the full report
- ✓ Full 8-profile composition with percentages
- ✓ All 47 demographic variables broken down
- ✓ Income vs occupation cross-tabulation
- ✓ Family composition by age group
- ✓ Country of birth and language distributions
- ✓ Educational attainment by age cohort
- ✓ Branded HTML, PDF, CSV exports
- ✓ Citation-ready format
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Methodology
Generated from ABS Census 2021 conditional tables using Bayesian reconstruction. Validated against real Census distributions with a median person-level SRMSE of 0.05 across 7,780 suburbs. Read the full methodology →