91,322 ▲ +8.9%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 83,863
- 2016: 88,778
- 2021: 91,322
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hobsons Bay · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Hobsons Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little over 91,000 people live in Hobsons Bay, making it larger than about 84% of similar areas. The community is slightly older than the state and national averages, though it maintains a strong presence of young families.
91,322
▲ +8.9%
- 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 Hobsons Bay — higher than 84% of areas.
| Hobsons Bay | 91,322 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 4,917,750 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 8.9% since 2011, adding about 7,459 people. The typical resident is now 39, which is one year older than they were in 2011.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18.5% of the population, a figure higher than most areas. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.1%, which is a little below the national figure and lower than most similar areas.
16.1% ▲ +15.5%
Lower than 70% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.5% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hobsons Bay splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.6% of the population, a figure that rose 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
0.7% ▲ +47.0%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +41.4%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hobsons Bay, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hobsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23110/hobsons-bay/topic/demographics-identity