2,962 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,776
- 2016: 2,793
- 2021: 2,962
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heathcote · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heathcote
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population marks Heathcote (Vic.), where the typical resident is now 57. This age gap is one of the most striking features of the area, with seniors making up over a third of the community.
2,962
▲ +6.7%
- 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 Heathcote — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area is larger than about 84% of similar places, with a total population of 2,962 people. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 57 compared to the Australian average of 38.
57 yrs ▲ +7.5%
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53 yrs
- 2016: 56 yrs
- 2021: 57 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 35.1% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 11.2%.
35.1% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.2% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heathcote splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (35%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. Nearly half of the population are married, while 12.2% are in a de facto relationship.
1.7% ▲ +27.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.2% ▲ +43.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heathcote, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Heathcote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21160/heathcote/topic/demographics-identity