35 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27
- 2021: 35
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goschen · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goschen
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older typical ages define the small community of Goschen, where the usual resident is 46. This is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. With only 35 people, the area is sparsely populated and has a distinct age gap compared to the state.
35
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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 Goschen — lower than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Goschen has a total population of 35 people, which is smaller than about 78% of similar areas. The typical resident is 46, making the area far older than both the state and national figures.
46 yrs —
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 over half the population. This explains why children under 15 are much lower than most areas at 11.4%, and there are no people aged 65 and over, which is far below the Victorian and national figures.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Goschen, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 56%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. More than half the residents are married, while de facto relationships are a little above the state figure at 12.5%.
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.
12.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goschen, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Goschen
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Goschen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21076/goschen/topic/demographics-identity