3,008 ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2,878
- 2016: 2,952
- 2021: 3,008
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hawker · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Hawker
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines the feel of Hawker, where the typical resident is 42. This is significantly older than the territory-wide figure of 35, and the community has grown slightly by 4.5% since 2011 to reach 3,008 people.
3,008
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Hawker — lower than 89% of areas.
| Hawker | 3,008 |
|---|---|
| 2614, ACT | 20,595 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This age has climbed by 2 years since 2011, while the total population grew by about 130 people.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Older than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.8% of the area, a figure well above the 13.7% seen across the territory. This helps explain why children under 15 are a little below the national average at 16.3%.
21.8% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hawker splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 8.8%, which is well below the territory average. About 1.2% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.2% ▲ +152.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hawker, Married is the majority at 52%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801011013/hawker/topic/demographics-identity