9,933 ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,250
- 2016: 9,688
- 2021: 9,933
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heathmont · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heathmont
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Just under 10,000 people live in Heathmont, making it one of the largest areas at this level. The typical resident is 41 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
9,933
▲ +7.4%
- 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 Heathmont — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 9,933 people. Residents here are generally older than those in most similar areas.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.4% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This is balanced by a senior population of 17.9%, which is about the same as the Australian average.
17.9% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heathmont splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
More than half the population is married, while those in de facto relationships make up 8.4%, a figure well below the national average. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 0.6% of residents.
0.6% ▲ +72.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.4% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heathmont, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Heathmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21165/heathmont/topic/demographics-identity