253 ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 351
- 2016: 227
- 2021: 253
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goldie · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goldie
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 21% of the 253 people in Goldie are children under 15, which is well above the national figure. This creates a community with a mix of young families and older residents, as the typical person here is 44 years old.
253
▼ -27.9%
- 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 Goldie — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 253 is larger than about 58% of similar areas. Residents are noticeably older than the state and national average, with a typical age of 44.
44 yrs ▼ -4.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 21.7% of the population, a figure well above the Victorian average of 18%. Meanwhile, the 16.6% of people aged 65 and over is about the same as the national level.
16.6% ▲ +38.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.7% ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 21.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Goldie splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.2%. About 2.8% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average.
2.8% ▲ +223.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.2% ▲ +73.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goldie, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Goldie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21059/goldie/topic/demographics-identity