365 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 326
- 2016: 311
- 2021: 365
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hat Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hat Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A retirement-age population dominates daily life in Hat Head, where the typical resident is 60. This is far older than the national figure, creating a community with very few children and a high proportion of seniors.
365
▲ +12.0%
- 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 Hat Head — higher than 61% of areas.
| Hat Head | 365 |
|---|---|
| 2440, NSW | 23,166 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hat Head has 365 residents, making it larger than about 64% of similar areas. The typical person here is 60, which is far older than the New South Wales average of 39.
60 yrs ▲ +22.4%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 36.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 6.3% of the area, which is far below the state figure.
36.7% ▲ +61.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.3% ▼ -44.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hat Head splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (39%) and Older adults (45–64) (36%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.7% of the population, well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. Around 15.3% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is higher than most other areas.
7.7% ▲ +257.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.3% ▲ +108.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hat Head, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (27%) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hat Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11876/hat-head/topic/demographics-identity