269 ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 347
- 2016: 297
- 2021: 269
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goorambat · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goorambat
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Goorambat is far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 55. This creates a community where seniors make up a very large part of the population compared to most other areas.
269
▼ -22.5%
- 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 Goorambat — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Goorambat has 269 residents, which is larger than about 59% of similar areas. The typical person here is 55, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia.
55 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 32.3% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 make up 17.5%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
32.3% ▲ +111.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Goorambat splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (31%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most people are married (58.5%), while 13.3% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the national average.
3.3% ▲ —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +126.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goorambat, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Goorambat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21068/goorambat/topic/demographics-identity