10,152 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,130
- 2016: 10,012
- 2021: 10,152
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
West Hoxton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in West Hoxton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the people in West Hoxton are married, forming the largest identity group in a community of 10,152 residents. This is a notably young area where families with children are common and seniors are few.
10,152
▲ +11.2%
- 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 West Hoxton — higher than 87% of areas.
| West Hoxton | 10,152 |
|---|---|
| 2171, NSW | 38,882 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is only 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38. This makes West Hoxton much younger than most similar areas.
34 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.8% of the population, well above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over is much lower than most areas at 8.9%.
8.9% ▲ +106.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.8% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →West Hoxton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships account for 3.7%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.8%, a little below the national average.
0.8% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
3.7% ▲ +6.1%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In West Hoxton, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 35%.
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 West Hoxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14263/west-hoxton/topic/demographics-identity