63 ▼ -87.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 515
- 2016: 56
- 2021: 63
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Howqua Inlet · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Howqua Inlet
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Howqua Inlet is 54, making the area far older than the Victorian and national average of 38. This sparsely populated place has a small community of just 63 people, with a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
63
▼ -87.8%
- 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 Howqua Inlet — lower than 68% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 63, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of the state and country.
54 yrs ▲ +31.7%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 23.8% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much lower here than most areas at just 9.5%.
23.8% ▲ +37.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.5% ▼ -62.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Howqua Inlet, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 38%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the national average. Only 7.1% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure that is well below the state and national levels.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.1% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Howqua Inlet, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Howqua Inlet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21213/howqua-inlet/topic/demographics-identity