238 ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 241
- 2016: 237
- 2021: 238
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heathmere · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heathmere
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of residents in Heathmere are married, reflecting a mature community where the typical person is 45. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. With a total population of 238 people, the area has a small but established feel.
238
▼ -1.2%
- 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 Heathmere — higher than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia. With 238 people, the population is larger than about 57% of similar areas.
45 yrs ▲ +2.3%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This is an older area where seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.4% of the population, a figure well above the national average. Conversely, children under 15 account for only 13.9%, which is well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
21.4% ▲ +72.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.9% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heathmere splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1.3% of the population are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the Victorian average. De facto relationships are slightly more common here at 12.6% than the 11.5% national figure.
1.3% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.6% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heathmere, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Heathmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21164/heathmere/topic/demographics-identity