237 ▼ -45.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 433
- 2016: 227
- 2021: 237
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Gorae West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Gorae West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older age profile defines Gorae West, where the typical resident is 47. This is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has a population of 237 people and a notably strong Indigenous presence.
237
▼ -45.3%
- 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 Gorae West — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This makes Gorae West older than most similar areas.
47 yrs ▲ +23.7%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group at 39.2%. While the area has more children under 15 than most similar places, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is a little below the national figure.
15.2% ▲ +67.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.6% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Gorae West, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Children (0–14) (18%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.6% of the population, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Over half of residents are married, while 9.7% are in de facto relationships, a rate lower than most other areas.
7.6% ▲ +557.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Gorae West, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 Gorae West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21072/gorae-west/topic/demographics-identity