178 ▼ -44.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 323
- 2016: 168
- 2021: 178
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hesket · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hesket
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Hesket, where the typical resident is 53. This is far older than the national figure of 38, creating a community with a high proportion of seniors.
178
▼ -44.9%
- 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 Hesket — higher than 51% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hesket has a total population of 178 people, which is larger than about 53% of similar areas. Residents here are much older than those in most other areas.
53 yrs ▲ +15.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 50 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 43.3%, while children under 15 sit at 17.4%, about the same as the state and national averages.
24.2% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.4% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hesket, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 40%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married at 68.2%, while those in de facto relationships are at 6.2%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.7% of the population.
1.7% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.2% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hesket, Married is the majority at 70%; Never married is next at 21%.
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 Hesket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21176/hesket/topic/demographics-identity