11,355 ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,162
- 2016: 10,852
- 2021: 11,355
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hallam · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hallam
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hallam is just 36, making the area a little younger than the national figure. With a population of 11,355 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region. This younger feel is driven by a high number of children and young adults.
11,355
▲ +11.7%
- 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 Hallam — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age here is 36, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the Victoria and Australia figures.
36 yrs ▲ +2.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 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 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain the younger age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are slightly less common at 16.2%.
16.2% ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hallam splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the population is married, though people in de facto relationships make up only 6.0%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people represent 0.4% of the population.
0.4% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hallam, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Hallam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21125/hallam/topic/demographics-identity