243,901 ▲ +45.6%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 167,562
- 2016: 197,376
- 2021: 243,901
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hume · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Hume
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Adding about 76,339 people since 2011, Hume has seen its population grow by 46%. This is a notably young area where the typical resident is 33, five years younger than the national figure. It is characterized by a high number of children and a much smaller proportion of seniors than other regions.
243,901
▲ +45.6%
- 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 Hume — higher than 88% of areas.
| Hume | 243,901 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 4,917,750 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population reached 243,901 people in 2021, making it one of the largest areas of its kind. The typical age of residents has remained steady at 33 years since 2011, which is noticeably younger than the state and national figures.
33 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 33 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common here, as those under 15 make up 22.4% of the population, well above the national figure of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 10.9%, which is well below both the state and national averages.
10.9% ▲ +19.8%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hume, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 32%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.8% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian average. People in de facto relationships make up 7.2% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average of 11.5%.
0.8% ▲ +22.8%
Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▲ +19.3%
Lower than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hume, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23270/hume/topic/demographics-identity