14,834 ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13,101
- 2016: 14,321
- 2021: 14,834
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hawthorn East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hawthorn East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hawthorn East is now just 36 years old, making the area a little younger than the national figure. With a population of 14,834, it is among the largest areas of its kind in the region.
14,834
▲ +13.2%
- 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 Hawthorn East — higher than 88% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, which is much lower than most similar areas and a little younger than the Victorian and national typical age of 38.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the biggest group at 33.9%. Meanwhile, children under 15 and seniors over 65 both make up around 15% of the population, with the share of children being well below the national figure.
15.1% ▲ +26.2%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hawthorn East, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 34%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Seniors (65+) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of the state, at 13.8%. Only 0.3% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.3% ▲ +60.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.8% ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Hawthorn East splits fairly evenly between Never married (45%) and Married (43%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Hawthorn East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21153/hawthorn-east/topic/demographics-identity