10,369 ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,685
- 2016: 9,609
- 2021: 10,369
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hastings · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hastings
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much higher share of seniors than the state average marks the population of Hastings. This community of 10,369 people is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 41 years.
10,369
▲ +19.4%
- 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 Hastings — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hastings is among the largest areas at its level with 10,369 residents. The typical person here is 41, which is noticeably older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
41 yrs ▲ +10.8%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 23.7% of the area, a figure well above both the state and national averages. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 18.3% of the population, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
23.7% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hastings splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most similar areas, at 14.5%, which is well above the Victorian figure. Around 2.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little above the state average.
2.4% ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.5% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Hastings splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (38%), with Divorced at 12%.
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 Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21145/hastings/topic/demographics-identity