12,463 —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harkness · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harkness
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 46% of people in Harkness are married, contributing to a large population of 12,463 residents. This is a remarkably young area where the typical resident is only 30 years old. Such a youthful profile is driven by a very high proportion of children and young adults.
12,463
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- 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 Harkness — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Harkness is one of the largest areas at this level with 12,463 people. The typical resident is 30, which is far younger than the national figure of 38.
30 yrs —
Younger than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
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 28.8% of the population, which is far above the 18.2% seen across Australia. This helps explain the area's youth, while seniors aged 65 and over are much less common here at just 6.7%.
6.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.8% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Harkness splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (34%) and Children (0–14) (29%), with Older adults (45–64) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.5% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian figure. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.5% of the population, a little above the national rate.
1.5% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harkness, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Harkness [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21140/harkness/topic/demographics-identity