27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goowarra · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 27 people in Goowarra are married, making it a small community with a very mature profile. This sparsely populated area is far older than the national average, with no children under 15 living here.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goowarra — lower than 82% of areas.
| Goowarra | 27 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | 29,819 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 53 years old, which is far older than the typical person in Queensland or Australia. With only 27 people, the population is smaller than about 82% of similar areas.
27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in the area, while seniors aged 65 and over make up 25.9% of the population. This is well above the state and national figures, and combined with those aged 45 to 64, older adults make up over half the community.
25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Goowarra splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (35%) and Seniors (65+) (35%), with Youth (15–24) at 15%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in Goowarra identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Aside from the 57.7% who are married, the rest are split equally between those who have never married and those who are widowed.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Goowarra, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Goowarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31208/goowarra/topic/demographics-identity