29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49
- 2021: 29
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Goodlands · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than most similar areas, Goodlands is a sparsely populated place where the typical resident is 50 years old. This small community has no children under 15, making it an unusual demographic pocket in Western Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Goodlands — lower than 82% of areas.
| Goodlands | 29 |
|---|---|
| 6468, WA | 194 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Only 29 people live here, which is smaller than about 81% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 50, making the population far older than the national figure of 38.
29 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
50 yrs —
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Middle-aged adults between 45 and 64 make up the vast majority of the population at 79.3%. There are no children under 15, and the 10.3% of seniors is well below the state average of 16.1%.
10.3% —
Lower than 83% 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.
In Goodlands, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 79%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 10%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. About 39.3% of residents are married, while 25% have never married and 25% are divorced.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
In Goodlands, the largest group is Married at 39%, followed by Never married (25%) and Divorced (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Goodlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50568/goodlands/topic/demographics-identity