1,011 ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 772
- 2016: 849
- 2021: 1,011
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harkaway · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harkaway
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far more children live here than in most similar areas, making Harkaway a notably young-leaning community. While the typical resident is 40, a high proportion of families with kids helps shape the local profile. There are 1,011 people living in the area.
1,011
▲ +31.0%
- 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 Harkaway — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national and state figure of 38. This population is larger than about 74% of similar areas.
40 yrs ▼ -4.8%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 41 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 21.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over are a little below the state average at 15.2%.
15.2% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.5% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harkaway, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A small number of people, 0.7%, are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships make up 7.3% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.7% ▲ +78.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.3% ▲ +54.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harkaway, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Harkaway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21139/harkaway/topic/demographics-identity