1,815 ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,725
- 2016: 1,726
- 2021: 1,815
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heywood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Heywood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Heywood is 48 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The area has a population of 1,815 people and is marked by a significant proportion of seniors and a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander presence.
1,815
▲ +5.2%
- 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 Heywood — higher than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is larger than about 79% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Victoria and Australia, with a typical age 10 years higher than the national average.
48 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 48 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% of the population, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 17.6%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
26.0% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.6% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heywood splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 6.7% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% seen across Australia. Around 13.9% of residents are in a de facto relationship, slightly above the national figure.
6.7% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.9% ▲ +33.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Heywood, the largest group is Married at 42%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21181/heywood/topic/demographics-identity