184,935 ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 159,294
- 2016: 170,194
- 2021: 184,935
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hume · Region (SA4)
Demographics & Identity in Hume
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 184,935 people now lives in Hume, with the typical resident becoming noticeably older over the last decade. The area is now much older than most other regions, with the usual resident aged 45. This shift is driven by a significant increase in the number of seniors living here.
184,935
▲ +16.1%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–11: 1 area
- 11–19: 1 area
- 19–30: 1 area
- 30–50: 1 area
- 50–81: 0 areas
- 81–132: 1 area
- 132–214: 1 area
- 214–349: 0 areas
- 349–569: 1 area
- 569–927: 1 area
- 927–1,511: 1 area
- 1,511–2,461: 0 areas
- 2,461–4,010: 2 areas
- 4,010–6,532: 1 area
- 6,532–10,641: 2 areas
- 10,641–17,336: 2 areas
- 17,336–28,242: 0 areas
- 28,242–46,009: 1 area
- 46,009–74,953: 0 areas
- 74,953–122,107: 9 areas
- 122,107–198,924: 21 areas
- 198,924–324,066: 28 areas
- 324,066–527,936: 21 areas
- 527,936–860,060: 8 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Hume — lower than 57% of areas.
| Hume | 184,935 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | 1,576,613 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hume grew by 16% since 2011, adding about 25,641 people. The typical resident is now 45, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 23.5% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, children under 15 have fallen to 17.1%, which is a little below the Australian figure.
23.5% ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hume splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 13.1% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. Around 2.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the national average.
2.2% ▲ +76.5%
Lower than 62% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.1% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hume, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (11%).
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/sa4/204/hume/topic/demographics-identity