6,758 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,388
- 2016: 6,087
- 2021: 6,758
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heidelberg Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heidelberg Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably younger population defines Heidelberg Heights, where the typical resident is just 35. This is significantly lower than most similar areas and represents a community with a strong presence of young adults.
6,758
▲ +5.8%
- 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 Heidelberg Heights — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 6,758 people, this is one of the largest areas at this level. Residents are noticeably younger than the national and state figures, which both sit at 38 years.
35 yrs ▼ -2.8%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 36 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 largest group at 37.2%. This helps explain why the area of seniors is well below the national figure of 17.2%, sitting at just 12.1%.
12.1% ▼ -22.8%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Heidelberg Heights, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, at 15.4%, which is well above the 11.5% national average. About 1.0% of people identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, similar to the state average.
1.0% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +56.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heidelberg Heights, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (36%) and Divorced (9%).
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 Heidelberg Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21168/heidelberg-heights/topic/demographics-identity