108 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 125
- 2021: 108
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hedley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hedley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Hedley, where the typical person is 55. This sparsely populated place has just 108 people, with a population skewed heavily toward seniors and older adults.
108
—
- 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 Hedley — lower than 57% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 55, making the area far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38. This is much higher than most similar areas.
55 yrs —
Older than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 55 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 25.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 12.0%, a figure well below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
25.9% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 25.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hedley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half the population is married, while those in de facto relationships stand at 12.4%, which is about the same as the national figure. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is lower than most areas.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hedley, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (27%) and Divorced (15%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hedley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hedley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21166/hedley/topic/demographics-identity