408 ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 295
- 2016: 399
- 2021: 408
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gooloogong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gooloogong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gooloogong is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 47. This community of 408 people is notably older than most similar areas, with a high proportion of seniors living here.
408
▲ +38.3%
- 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 Gooloogong — higher than 62% of areas.
| Gooloogong | 408 |
|---|---|
| 2805, NSW | 408 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age is 47, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian average of 38.
47 yrs ▼ -2.1%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 23.8% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area is older than most, while children under 15 are slightly less common than in the rest of the country.
23.8% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Gooloogong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.2% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is higher than most similar areas. Roughly half of the residents are married, while 11% are in a de facto relationship.
4.2% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gooloogong, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (32%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Gooloogong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11715/gooloogong/topic/demographics-identity