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Golden Beach - Paradise Beach
10 km²
A typical resident of Golden Beach - Paradise Beach is 60 years old, making it one of the oldest communities in the region. The area is largely a retirement haven where 36.5% of people are seniors and many live alone in their own homes. While the population has shrunk by 18% since 2011, it remains a predominantly English-speaking place with strong ties to British and Australian ancestry. This quiet coastal setting is characterised by a high proportion of retirees and a very low number of children.
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The community is far older than the national figure, with seniors making up 36.5% of the population. Children under 15 are very rare here, accounting for just 4.3%, a figure that fell 11 points since 2011.
English and Australian ancestries are most common, though the proportion of people born overseas has risen to 21.4% since 2011.
English is the main language for 89.2% of residents, and those who speak another language at home make up 4.9% of the population.
About 44.7% of people report having no religion, which is well above the national figure and rose 16 points since 2011.
Education levels have fallen since 2011, with only 8.2% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher and 29.0% having finished Year 12.
Typical weekly household income is $720, which is far below the national figure of $1,746. Only 5.2% of households earn $3,000 or more per week.
Health challenges are common, with 45.7% of people living with a long-term condition and 10.6% needing help with daily activities.
Volunteering is more common here than in the rest of the country at 18.1%, though this is down 16 points from 2011.
Living alone is very common, with 45.3% of people in single-person households. This helps explain why the typical home contains only 1.7 people.
Home ownership is very high, with 62.2% of homes owned outright. Rents are much lower than the state average, typically costing $200 per week.
The area is almost entirely dependent on cars, with 63.6% of workers driving and 0.0% using public transport to get to work.
The community is quite mobile, as 41.6% of residents moved house in the last five years.
Only 34.9% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate of 14.1% is well above the national figure.
The neighborhood is very car-dependent, with a walkability score of 1.5 and no schools or health services within a 15-minute walk.