328 ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 382
- 2016: 261
- 2021: 328
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goughs Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goughs Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Goughs Bay is 57, making it far older than both Victoria and Australia. This small community has a population of 328 people and is dominated by older adults and seniors.
328
▼ -14.1%
- 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 Goughs Bay — higher than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 57, which is far older than the national and state figure of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +9.6%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 60 yrs
- 2021: 57 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
With only 6.4% of people under 15, the area is far below the national average. This helps explain why 30.8% of the population are seniors, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
30.8% ▲ +27.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.4% ▼ -60.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Goughs Bay, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (31%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Most people are married (52.5%), while those in de facto relationships (10.9%) are slightly below the national figure.
1.8% ▲ +17.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.9% ▲ +28.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goughs Bay, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Goughs Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21077/goughs-bay/topic/demographics-identity