2,217 ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,187
- 2016: 2,107
- 2021: 2,217
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Golden Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Golden Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Steady growth has seen Golden Point reach a population of 2,217 people. It is an area where adults are more common than children, and where a high number of people live in de facto relationships compared to the rest of the country.
2,217
▲ +1.4%
- 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 Point — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 2,217 is larger than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 13.8% of the population, which is well below the Victorian average of 18.0%. Conversely, seniors aged 65 and over are a little more common here than in the state, at 19.4%.
19.4% ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.8% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Golden Point splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Living in a de facto relationship is much more common here than in most areas, at 16.8%, well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 2.1% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average.
2.1% ▼ -9.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Golden Point, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Golden Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21056/golden-point/topic/demographics-identity