661 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 582
- 2016: 653
- 2021: 661
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hastings Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hastings Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hastings Point is 67 years old, making this one of the oldest areas of its kind. The population of 661 is larger than about 70% of similar places. It is a community where seniors make up the clear majority.
661
▲ +13.6%
- 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 Hastings Point — higher than 69% of areas.
| Hastings Point | 661 |
|---|---|
| 2489, NSW | 7,894 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 67, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This is among the highest typical ages for areas at this level.
67 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62 yrs
- 2016: 67 yrs
- 2021: 67 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 55.5% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at only 6.5%.
55.5% ▲ +30.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.5% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hastings Point, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. People in de facto relationships make up 11.7%, slightly above the state figure.
3.2% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.7% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hastings Point, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (22%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Hastings Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11875/hastings-point/topic/demographics-identity