32,053 ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 27,481
- 2016: 29,609
- 2021: 32,053
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goulburn Mulwaree · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Goulburn Mulwaree
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Goulburn Mulwaree sits around the middle of similar areas for most identity and age trends, with a total population of 32,053. The region is notably older than the national average, with a significant number of seniors and a population that has grown by 17% since 2011.
32,053
▲ +16.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn Mulwaree — higher than 67% of areas.
| Goulburn Mulwaree | 32,053 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 4,572 people since 2011, making Goulburn Mulwaree larger than about 68% of similar areas. The typical resident is 41, which is noticeably older than the Australian figure of 38.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.8% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% seen across Australia. This group has grown by 3.4 percentage points since 2011, while the share of children under 15 has fallen slightly to 18%.
20.8% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Goulburn Mulwaree splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, those in de facto relationships rose to 12.5% since 2011, slightly above the New South Wales average.
5.1% ▲ +78.0%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +19.7%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goulburn Mulwaree, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Goulburn Mulwaree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA13310/goulburn-mulwaree/topic/demographics-identity