93 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91
- 2021: 93
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Horfield · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Horfield
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Horfield is now 48, making the area far older than the national figure. This sparsely populated place is largely composed of older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
93
—
- 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 Horfield — lower than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 93 people, which is smaller than about 60% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the state and national typical age of 38.
48 yrs —
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 only 8.6% of the population, which is well below the 18.2% national figure. This is consistent with the high proportion of seniors, who make up 22.6% of the area.
22.6% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.6% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Horfield splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (32%) and Seniors (65+) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Victorian average. People in de facto relationships make up 21.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 11.5%.
4.3% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
21.8% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Horfield splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (45%), with Divorced at 9%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Horfield
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Horfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21205/horfield/topic/demographics-identity