70 —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54
- 2021: 70
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Homewood · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Homewood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Homewood is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. With a total population of only 70 people, this is a sparsely populated area where a high proportion of adults live in de facto relationships.
70
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- 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 Homewood — lower than 67% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Homewood is smaller than about 65% of similar areas. Residents here are noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 42.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 20% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This contrasts with seniors aged 65 and over, who represent 12.9% of the area—a figure well below the state and national levels.
12.9% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Homewood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (21%) and Youth (15–24) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.9%, well above the 11.5% national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.9% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Homewood, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Homewood
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Homewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21200/homewood/topic/demographics-identity