5,062 ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4,073
- 2016: 4,513
- 2021: 5,062
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heathcote · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Heathcote
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Heathcote is 53, which is among the highest ages for any similar area. This makes the community far older than both the state and national figures. The population has grown by 24% since 2011, reaching 5,062 people.
5,062
▲ +24.3%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Heathcote — lower than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by about 989 people since 2011. Residents are far older than the state and national typical age of 38, and they have aged by another two years over the last decade.
53 yrs ▲ +3.9%
Older than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 29.8% of the population, which is far above the national figure and among the highest for similar areas. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.6% of the community, a figure well below the state and national averages.
29.8% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.7%
- 2016: 27.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heathcote splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (31%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is around the middle for similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 12.9% of the population, a figure that is a little above the state and national levels and has risen since 2011.
1.7% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +40.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heathcote, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
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 Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021029/heathcote/topic/demographics-identity