31 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31
- 2021: 31
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goongerah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goongerah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Goongerah, where 41.9% of the 31 residents fall into this bracket. It is a sparsely populated area with a population far older than the national average.
31
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- 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 Goongerah — lower than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 57, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. Only 31 people live here, making it smaller than about 80% of similar areas.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is well above the state average at 22.6%.
22.6% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Goongerah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are a little more common here than in Victoria, at 13.3%. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goongerah, the largest group is Never married at 45%, followed by Divorced (31%) and Separated (14%).
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 Goongerah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21065/goongerah/topic/demographics-identity