291 ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 300
- 2016: 265
- 2021: 291
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harcourt North · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harcourt North
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Harcourt North is 55, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This older profile is the defining feature of the small community, which has a population of 291 people.
291
▼ -3.0%
- 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 Harcourt North — higher than 59% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 55 years old, which is far older than the national and state typical age of 38.
55 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 22% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at 13.7%.
22.0% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.7% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harcourt North, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 18.7%. About 1.4% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the figure for Victoria.
1.4% ▲ —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.7% ▲ +78.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harcourt North, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Harcourt North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21138/harcourt-north/topic/demographics-identity