2,558 ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,201
- 2016: 2,350
- 2021: 2,558
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goolwa · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goolwa
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 2,558 people living in Goolwa are seniors. This makes the area far older than most of Australia, with a typical resident aged 67. It is a community where older adults strongly outnumber children and young adults.
2,558
▲ +16.2%
- 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 Goolwa — higher than 81% of areas.
| Goolwa | 2,558 |
|---|---|
| 5214, SA | 9,557 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 67, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Goolwa's total population is 2,558, making it larger than about 83% of similar areas.
67 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63 yrs
- 2016: 65 yrs
- 2021: 67 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 54.5% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are far below the national figure at just 7.5%.
54.5% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.5% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Goolwa, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 2.1% of residents are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the national figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.0% of the population, a rate slightly lower than both the state and nation.
2.1% ▲ +51.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goolwa, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (20%) and Divorced (17%).
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 Goolwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40521/goolwa/topic/demographics-identity