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Goovigen, QLD

Goovigen had a population of 349 at the 2021 Census (+0.8% since 2016). Median age 45.0. Median weekly household income $1,413. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Goovigen at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Queensland.

In Central Queensland

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Goovigen's population grew by 0.8% to 349, slower than Queensland as a whole (+9.6%). With a median age of 45.0, it is older than the QLD average (38.2). Children under 10 make up 14.3% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 16.0%.

12.4% of households rent, a smaller share than the QLD average of 33.6%. 51.3% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 113 households.

The median household earns $1,413 a week, below the QLD average of $1,676. Renters pay a median $111 a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,068 a month.

4.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the QLD average of 24.1%. 0.0% use a language other than English at home. 25.9% report no religion, lower than the QLD average (44.8%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Goovigen beside QLD and Australia.

MeasureGoovigenQLDAustralia
Population3495,156,15825,422,828
Growth since 2016+0.8%+9.6%+8.6%
Median age45.038.238.2
Households1131,869,4529,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.5%14.3%
Renting12.4%33.6%31.1%
Owned outright51.3%29.5%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,413$1,676$1,747
Median rent a week$111$364$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,068$1,740$1,866
Born overseas4.0%24.1%29.3%
Other language at home0.0%14.1%23.6%
No religion25.9%44.8%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

+0.8% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 3362011
  2. 3462016
  3. 3492021

Age

Median age 45.0, against 38.2 for Queensland.

Goovigen Queensland
Share of people by age, Goovigen and Queensland
0–914.3%
10–1912.3%
20–296.3%
30–3912.9%
40–4910.9%
50–5912.9%
60–6914.0%
70–7911.2%
80+4.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Goovigen at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. Australian53.6%
  2. English48.3%
  3. German15.4%
  4. Irish13.5%
  5. Scottish11.6%

Languages at home

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. the Philippines0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Goovigen

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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