676 ▲ +11.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 609
- 2016: 627
- 2021: 676
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hoddles Creek · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hoddles Creek
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hoddles Creek is 46, making this community far older than the national and state averages. With 676 people living here, the area has a significant number of seniors and a high proportion of married couples.
676
▲ +11.0%
- 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 Hoddles Creek — higher than 69% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 676, which is larger than about 70% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 46.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 20.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 30.5%, while children under 15 are about the same as the state average at 17.5%.
20.9% ▲ +44.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.4%
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hoddles Creek, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (22%) and Seniors (65+) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the population is married, and the 15.1% in de facto relationships is well above the Australian average. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is lower than most areas.
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.
15.1% ▲ +53.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hoddles Creek, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Hoddles Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21196/hoddles-creek/topic/demographics-identity