151 ▼ -31.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 219
- 2016: 122
- 2021: 151
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Highlands · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Highlands
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group in Highlands, where 38.4% of the population falls into this bracket. This is a mature community with a typical resident aged 54, which is far older than the national figure of 38. It is a small area of 151 people with a very distinct age gap compared to the rest of the country.
151
▼ -31.1%
- 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 Highlands — lower than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the typical resident in Victoria or Australia. With a total population of 151, Highlands is larger than about half of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has very few children under 15, at 10.6%, which is well below the national figure. This helps explain why the proportion of seniors is so high, with 27.8% of residents aged 65 and over, far above the Victorian average.
27.8% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.6% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.4%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Highlands, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 39%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. About 51.1% of residents are married, while 12.4% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly above the state average.
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.
12.4% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Highlands, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Highlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21186/highlands/topic/demographics-identity