694 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 555
- 2016: 739
- 2021: 694
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hopetoun · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much older population than most similar areas defines Hopetoun, where the typical resident is 56 years old. This age gap is striking, as residents are far older than the national figure of 38. The community consists of 694 people.
694
▲ +25.0%
- 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 Hopetoun — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 56, making Hopetoun far older than the Victoria and Australia averages of 38. Its total population of 694 is larger than about 71% of similar areas.
56 yrs ▲ +9.8%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 35.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 13.3%.
35.9% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.7%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hopetoun, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 36%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (51.1%), while those in de facto relationships make up 10.4%, which is a little below the Australian figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 0.6% of the population.
0.6% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +85.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hopetoun, 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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21201/hopetoun/topic/demographics-identity