130 ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 123
- 2016: 143
- 2021: 130
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hexham · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hexham
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hexham is 53 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national figures. This small community is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and a very small number of children.
130
▲ +5.7%
- 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 Hexham — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 130 people, which is smaller than about 53% of similar areas. This group is far older than the national typical age of 38.
53 yrs ▲ +8.2%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 only 7.7% of the population, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why the area is so much older, with 25.4% of residents aged 65 and over.
25.4% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.7% ▼ -68.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hexham, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national average. About 51.3% of the population are married, while 10.2% are in a de facto relationship.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hexham, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hexham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21178/hexham/topic/demographics-identity