Goolhi · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Goolhi

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

Nearly half of the 65 people living in Goolhi are older adults aged between 45 and 64. This makes the area noticeably older than the rest of New South Wales, with a typical resident aged 46. It is a sparsely populated area with very few children.

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Where Goolhi sits — Total population

65 ▼ -74.0%
  • 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 Goolhi — lower than 68% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Goolhi65
2379, NSW 291
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The total population is 65 people, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. The typical resident here is 46, making the area far older than the national figure of 38.

65 ▼ -74.0%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 250
  • 2016: 88
  • 2021: 65

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

46 yrs ▲ +9.5%

Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 42 yrs
  • 2016: 46 yrs
  • 2021: 46 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 only 7.7% of the population, which is far below the same figure for Australia. People aged 65 and over are also well below the state and national averages at 9.2%.

9.2% ▼ -54.9%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 10.2%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

7.7% ▼ -67.0%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.3%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Goolhi, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 46%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Youth (15–24) (17%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, a figure well below the national average. Those in de facto relationships make up 8.9% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

8.9% ▲ +23.0%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.2%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 8.9%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Goolhi, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 4 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 4 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 4 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 6 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 5 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Goolhi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11712/goolhi/topic/demographics-identity