718 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 609
- 2016: 654
- 2021: 718
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goornong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goornong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer seniors and more children have shaped the community as Goornong has grown since 2011. The area now has 718 residents, with a population that is younger than in many similar places.
718
▲ +17.9%
- 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 Goornong — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the national figure of 38. With 718 people, Goornong is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.1% of the population, which is a little above the state and national figures. This contrasts with the number of people aged 65 and over, which is well below the national figure at 13.2%.
13.2% ▲ +26.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Goornong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.9% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Most residents are married (51%) or have never married (34.1%), while 13.3% are in a de facto relationship.
2.9% ▲ +49.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.3% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goornong, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Goornong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21069/goornong/topic/demographics-identity