22 —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 22
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Lake Goldsmith · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Lake Goldsmith
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Lake Goldsmith is 52, making this community far older than the national figure of 38. With a total population of just 22 people, it is a small and sparsely populated area where older adults and seniors make up a significant portion of the population.
22
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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 Lake Goldsmith — lower than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with only 22 residents. This makes it smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
52 yrs —
Older than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 52 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the Victorian figure of 18%. This absence of children is consistent with a population where 22.7% are seniors, a figure well above the national average.
22.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Lake Goldsmith, the largest group is Youth (15–24) at 43%, followed by Seniors (65+) (36%) and Older adults (45–64) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Among those living here, 43.5% are married and 30.4% have never married.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In Lake Goldsmith, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (35%) and Widowed (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Lake Goldsmith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21436/lake-goldsmith/topic/demographics-identity