141 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 148
- 2021: 141
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gooram · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gooram
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Gooram is 56 years old, making the area far older than the national figure. This small community of 141 people is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
141
—
- 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 Gooram — lower than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident here is 56, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This is much higher than most similar areas.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 24.8% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.8%.
24.8% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.8% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gooram, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (57.6%), though those in de facto relationships make up only 4.8%, which is well below the Victorian figure. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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.
4.8% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gooram, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Gooram [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21066/gooram/topic/demographics-identity