23 ▼ -92.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 302
- 2016: 44
- 2021: 23
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hunter · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hunter
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A total population of just 23 people makes Hunter a sparsely populated area. The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
23
▼ -92.4%
- 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 Hunter — lower than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With only 23 residents, Hunter is smaller than about 84% of similar areas.
43 yrs ▼ -2.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 38 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 here, a figure far below the national average of 18.2%. This is a place for adults, though the proportion of seniors is well below the 17.2% seen across Australia.
13.0% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hunter, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Youth (15–24) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one here identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the 3.2% national figure. Similarly, those in de facto relationships are far below the national average of 11.5%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hunter, Never married is the majority at 52%; Married is next at 48%.
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 Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21216/hunter/topic/demographics-identity