1,307 ▲ +53.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 849
- 2016: 1,016
- 2021: 1,307
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goolwa North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Goolwa North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Goolwa North is 66 years old, making it one of the oldest areas of its kind. This own-age profile is striking, with more than half the population aged 65 and over. It is a small but established community of 1,307 people.
1,307
▲ +53.9%
- 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 North — higher than 74% of areas.
| Goolwa North | 1,307 |
|---|---|
| 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 66, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages seen in similar areas.
66 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 61 yrs
- 2021: 66 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 53.9% of the population, far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is so low at 9.0%, which is well below the South Australian average of 17.0%.
53.9% ▲ +75.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.0% ▼ -39.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Goolwa North, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 54%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 58.2% of the community. Those in de facto relationships make up 11.0%, a figure that is about the same as the national average.
1.9% ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▲ +16.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Goolwa North, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 18%.
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 North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40523/goolwa-north/topic/demographics-identity