16,604 ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14,367
- 2016: 15,330
- 2021: 16,604
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hepburn · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Hepburn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hepburn is 52 years old, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. The population grew by 16% since 2011, but the area has become notably older over that decade. This shift is seen in the high number of seniors and a small proportion of children.
16,604
▲ +15.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Hepburn — higher than 57% of areas.
| Hepburn | 16,604 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 16,604 people in 2021, which is larger than about 57% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 52, which is 14 years older than the national figure and 6 years older than in 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +13.0%
Older than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 28.1% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of children under 15 is well below the national average at just 14.2%.
28.1% ▲ +44.8%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.2% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hepburn splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.6%. Around 1.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.1% ▲ +64.0%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.6% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hepburn, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hepburn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hepburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22910/hepburn/topic/demographics-identity