914 ▲ +61.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 565
- 2016: 798
- 2021: 914
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hopetoun Park · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A quarter of the population are children under 15, making Hopetoun Park much younger than most similar areas. This family-heavy profile is reflected in its 914 residents, a population size that is larger than about 73% of comparable locations.
914
▲ +61.8%
- 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 Park — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
38 yrs ▲ +5.6%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 38 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 25.2% of the area, a figure well above the national average of 18.2%. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over represent only 9.8% of the population, which is much lower than most areas.
9.8% ▲ +131.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.2% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.1%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hopetoun Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 59.5% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.4%, which is a little above the Victorian figure of 11.2%.
0.3% ▼ -38.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hopetoun Park, Married is the majority at 59%; 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21202/hopetoun-park/topic/demographics-identity