5,069 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,395
- 2016: 4,689
- 2021: 5,069
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hampton East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hampton East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hampton East is 40, making the area a little older than the Victorian and national figures. With 5,069 people, it is larger than about 90% of similar areas. This community has a balanced age profile, with a relatively low proportion of seniors compared to most other areas.
5,069
▲ +15.3%
- 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 Hampton East — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 5,069, which is larger than about 90% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 40, which is a little older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
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 make up 18.3% of the population, which is about the same as the national and state figures. Seniors aged 65 and over represent 15.2% of the area, a figure a little below the national average.
15.2% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hampton East splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. Marital status is varied, with 43% of people being married and 11.4% in de facto relationships.
0.6% ▲ +796.1%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.4% ▲ +36.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hampton East, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Hampton East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21132/hampton-east/topic/demographics-identity