64 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41
- 2021: 64
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Ghin Ghin · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Ghin Ghin
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical age of 54 years marks Ghin Ghin as a far older community than the state and national averages. With only 64 people, it is a sparsely populated area where older adults make up the largest age group.
64
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- 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 Ghin Ghin — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38 years. This makes the population much older than most similar areas.
54 yrs —
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 4.7% of the population, which is far below the national average. People aged 65 and over also sit at 14.1%, a figure well below the Australian average.
14.1% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
4.7% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Ghin Ghin, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 51%; Youth (15–24) is next at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. More than half of the community are married, while 9.5% are in a de facto relationship.
7.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Ghin Ghin, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Ghin Ghin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20991/ghin-ghin/topic/demographics-identity