495 ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 613
- 2016: 430
- 2021: 495
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Halls Gap · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Halls Gap
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Halls Gap is 44, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. With 495 people, this community has a population larger than about 67% of similar areas. It is an older place where seniors make up a significant portion of the population.
495
▼ -19.2%
- 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 Halls Gap — higher than 64% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 44, which is noticeably older than the typical Victorian or Australian resident. The total population stands at 495 people.
44 yrs ▼ -8.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 23.6% of the population, a figure well above the state and national levels. This helps explain the older age profile, as children under 15 make up only 14.7% of the area, which is well below the national average.
23.6% ▲ +47.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.7% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Halls Gap splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, with 20.1% of people in such a partnership. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.2% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average.
3.2% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.1% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Halls Gap, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21127/halls-gap/topic/demographics-identity