86 ▼ -62.1%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 227
- 2016: 100
- 2021: 86
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goodnight · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goodnight
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Few shifts have occurred in the small population of Goodnight since 2011, but the area remains notably young. Children under 15 make up 24.4% of the 86 residents, a figure well above the national average. This creates a distinct age profile for this sparsely populated area.
86
▼ -62.1%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goodnight — lower than 62% of areas.
| Goodnight | 86 |
|---|---|
| 2736, NSW | 419 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 86 people, which is smaller than about 61% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40, making the area a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▼ -21.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.4% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.6%, which is about the same as the state average.
18.6% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.4% ▲ +54.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Goodnight, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.1%, a little below the Australian average of 11.5%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.1% ▲ +60.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goodnight, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 20%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Goodnight [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11707/goodnight/topic/demographics-identity