2,050 ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,937
- 2016: 1,993
- 2021: 2,050
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heyfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heyfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older residents make up a huge part of the community in Heyfield, where the typical person is 47. This makes the area far older than the national average, with a population of 2,050 people.
2,050
▲ +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 Heyfield — higher than 79% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or across Australia.
47 yrs ▲ +14.6%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 28% of the population, a figure far above the state and national averages. Children under 15 make up 15.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
28.0% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.8% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heyfield splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.2% of the population, which is a little above the Victorian average. Those in de facto relationships sit at 12.1%, about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
2.2% ▲ +73.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heyfield, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (10%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Heyfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Heyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21179/heyfield/topic/demographics-identity