75 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60
- 2021: 75
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Henty · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Henty
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Henty is far older than most people in similar areas. This small community of 75 people is shaped by a high number of seniors and a low proportion of children. Most residents are older adults, with over 60% aged 45 or more.
75
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- 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 Henty — lower than 65% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age in Henty is 57 years, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes the area much older than most other similar places.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 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 26.7% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is so low at just 10.7%.
26.7% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.7% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Henty, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (32%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A higher share of people are in de facto relationships here compared to most areas, at 16.1%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
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.
16.1% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Henty, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Henty
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Henty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21171/henty/topic/demographics-identity