641 ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 667
- 2016: 652
- 2021: 641
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hillsborough · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hillsborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of 641 people lives in Hillsborough, where a strong Indigenous presence stands out. Over 6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the national figure.
641
▼ -3.9%
- 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 Hillsborough — higher than 68% of areas.
| Hillsborough | 641 |
|---|---|
| 2290, NSW | 34,912 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, making the area a little older than both the state and national averages.
40 yrs ▲ +5.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over each make up about 18% of the population, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
18.1% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hillsborough splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is much higher here than in most similar areas, at 6.4%. Additionally, people in de facto relationships make up 13.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure.
6.4% ▲ +70.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.6% ▲ +126.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hillsborough, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) and Widowed (8%).
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 Hillsborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11916/hillsborough/topic/demographics-identity