34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45
- 2021: 34
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hotspur · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hotspur is 53 years old, making the area far older than both the state and national average. With only 34 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where more than half the residents are older adults.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hotspur — lower than 79% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is very small, with only 34 people. These residents are far older than those in the rest of the country, with a typical age of 53.
34 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, which is far below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.6% of the population, a figure well above the Australian average.
20.6% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Hotspur, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 63%; Seniors (65+) is next at 22%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
The area has a lower proportion of people in de facto relationships than most other areas, at 9.1%. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.1% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Hotspur, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hotspur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21208/hotspur/topic/demographics-identity