213 ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 263
- 2016: 211
- 2021: 213
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Golden Gully · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Golden Gully
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than one in five residents in Golden Gully are seniors, contributing to a population that is older than the state and national averages. With 213 people living here, it is larger than about half of similar areas. The typical resident is 41 years old, which is older than the typical Australian.
213
▼ -19.0%
- 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 Golden Gully — higher than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 213 people. While the typical resident is 41, this is actually lower than most areas of a similar size.
41 yrs ▲ +17.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 20.2% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This older lean is balanced by children under 15, who make up 16% of the area, slightly below the national average.
20.2% ▲ +105.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Golden Gully splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (22%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the residents are married, while 32.7% have never married. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.4% of the population, which is about the same as the state figure.
1.4% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Golden Gully, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (32%) and Widowed (8%).
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 Gully [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21055/golden-gully/topic/demographics-identity