5,647 ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,977
- 2016: 5,501
- 2021: 5,647
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hillsdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hillsdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hillsdale is just 35, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This youthfulness is reflected in a population of 5,647 people, which is larger than about 91% of similar areas.
5,647
▲ +13.5%
- 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 Hillsdale — higher than 86% of areas.
| Hillsdale | 5,647 |
|---|---|
| 2036, NSW | 33,767 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 5,647, and the typical person here is 35, which is much lower than most similar areas.
35 yrs ▲ +6.1%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group at 37.7%. Seniors aged 65 and over account for only 11.4%, a figure that is well below the New South Wales average of 17.6%.
11.4% ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hillsdale, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More people live in de facto relationships here than in most areas, at 13.7%. This is well above the state figure of 10.6%, and 43.2% of residents have never been married.
2.3% ▲ +28.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +97.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Hillsdale splits fairly evenly between Never married (43%) and Married (40%), with Divorced at 10%.
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 Hillsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11918/hillsdale/topic/demographics-identity