4,079 ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,185
- 2016: 4,161
- 2021: 4,079
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goyder · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Goyder
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the people in Goyder are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical resident is 51. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and the population has aged by five years since 2011.
4,079
▼ -2.5%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Goyder — lower than 84% of areas.
| Goyder | 4,079 |
|---|---|
| 5417, SA | 1,501 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Goyder is smaller than about 83% of similar areas, with a total population of 4,079 people. This total shrank by 2.5% since 2011, a loss of about 106 people.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high proportion of seniors, with 27.1% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. At the same time, children under 15 make up only 15.6% of the population, a figure that fell 3.1 points since 2011.
27.1% ▲ +32.3%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.6% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.7%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Goyder splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Seniors (65+) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.6% of the population, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Those in de facto relationships account for 11.9% of residents, up 2.1 points since 2011.
2.6% ▲ +57.7%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.9% ▲ +21.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goyder, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Goyder [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/405021118/goyder/topic/demographics-identity