184 ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 315
- 2016: 200
- 2021: 184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harrow · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Harrow
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Harrow is 49 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 184 people is defined by a high proportion of seniors and a low number of children.
184
▼ -41.6%
- 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 Harrow — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, making the population far older than the Victorian and national figures. This area is larger than about 53% of similar places.
49 yrs ▲ +4.3%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 24.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, children under 15 are a little below the state and national averages at 15.8%.
24.5% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harrow, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 5.0% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are recorded here, a figure well below the national average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.0% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harrow, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Harrow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21143/harrow/topic/demographics-identity