356 ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 331
- 2016: 293
- 2021: 356
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Golden Beach · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Golden Beach
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas make Golden Beach a distinct retirement-style community. The typical person here is 60 years old, which is 22 years older than the Victorian and national figures.
356
▲ +7.6%
- 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 Golden Beach — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 356 people, making it larger than about 63% of similar areas. This group is notably older than the state and national average.
60 yrs ▲ +1.7%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 34% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 2.8%.
34.0% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
2.8% ▼ -62.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Golden Beach, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 49%, followed by Seniors (65+) (34%) and Young adults (25–44) (9%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.1% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Around 46.8% of residents are married, while 11.7% are in a de facto relationship.
1.1% ▼ -71.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +27.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Golden Beach, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (20%) and Divorced (18%).
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 Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21054/golden-beach/topic/demographics-identity