5,698 ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5,798
- 2016: 5,721
- 2021: 5,698
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hindmarsh · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Hindmarsh
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hindmarsh is 50 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This aging trend is reflected in a population that is shrinking and a community with a very high proportion of seniors.
5,698
▼ -1.7%
- 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 Hindmarsh — lower than 64% of areas.
| Hindmarsh | 5,698 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hindmarsh has 5,698 residents, making it smaller than about 64% of similar areas. The population shrank by about 100 people since 2011, a drop of 1.7%.
50 yrs ▲ +6.4%
Older than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 50 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a very high number of seniors, with those aged 65 and over making up 28.1% of the population, far above the Victorian average of 16.8%. This helps explain why the share of children under 15 is well below the national figure at 14.8%.
28.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 28.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hindmarsh splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.6% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Those in de facto relationships make up 9.7% of the population, a figure that is a little below the national average but rose 3.8 points since 2011.
1.6% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hindmarsh, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Hindmarsh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22980/hindmarsh/topic/demographics-identity