98 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 105
- 2021: 98
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hanging Rock · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hanging Rock
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A very old population defines daily life in Hanging Rock, where the typical resident is 58. This is far older than the national figure of 38, and the area is sparsely populated with only 98 people.
98
—
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hanging Rock — lower than 59% of areas.
| Hanging Rock | 98 |
|---|---|
| 2340, NSW | 52,436 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 58, which is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the New South Wales figure of 39.
58 yrs —
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 38.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here at 11.2% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
38.8% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hanging Rock splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Youth (15–24) at 10%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 24.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 3.4%. De facto relationships are also common, at 21.9%, which is among the highest for similar areas.
24.5% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.9% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Hanging Rock splits fairly evenly between Never married (36%) and Married (35%), with Divorced at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hanging Rock
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hanging Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11854/hanging-rock/topic/demographics-identity