7,444 ▲ +563.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,122
- 2016: 2,690
- 2021: 7,444
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Googong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Googong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Googong is just 32 years old, making it one of the youngest areas in the region. This community is largely made up of young adults and children, with a very small number of seniors compared to the rest of the country.
7,444
▲ +563.5%
- 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 Googong — higher than 87% of areas.
| Googong | 7,444 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 45,604 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Googong is among the largest areas at this level with 7,444 people. The typical resident is 32, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
32 yrs ▼ -22.0%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 28% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors are so few here, at just 5.7% compared to 17.2% across Australia.
5.7% ▼ -31.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.0% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Googong, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 39%, followed by Children (0–14) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 14.8%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 2.4% of the population, which is about the same as the national figure.
2.4% ▲ +346.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +82.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Googong, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Googong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11710/googong/topic/demographics-identity