9,220 ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,303
- 2016: 8,820
- 2021: 9,220
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Golden Square · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Golden Square
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over 40% of people in Golden Square are married, making it one of the largest residential areas in the region. The community is notably older than the national average, with over one fifth of residents aged 65 or over. This creates a population profile where seniors are far more common than in the rest of Victoria.
9,220
▲ +11.0%
- 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 Square — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
A total of 9,220 people live here, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 39, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +8.3%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 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 20.9% of the population, which is well above the state figure of 16.8%. Children under 15 account for 17.3%, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
20.9% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.3% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Golden Square splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Seniors (65+) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.5% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships account for 12.9%, slightly higher than the national figure of 11.5%.
2.5% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Golden Square splits fairly evenly between Married (40%) and Never married (39%), with Divorced at 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 Golden Square [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21058/golden-square/topic/demographics-identity