20 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 26
- 2021: 20
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hunterston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hunterston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the state average defines Hunterston, where the typical resident is 48 years old. This sparsely populated area has just 20 people and a very unusual age structure for the region.
20
—
- 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 Hunterston — lower than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a typical age of 48, residents here are far older than those in Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38. The total population is small, with only 20 people living in the area.
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.
There are no children under 15 or seniors over 65, figures that are far below the national and state averages. Instead, the population is dominated by older adults aged 45 to 64, who make up 40% of the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hunterston, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 73%; Young adults (25–44) is next at 27%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Similarly, there are no people in de facto relationships, a figure far below the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hunterston, Married is the majority at 71%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Hunterston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21217/hunterston/topic/demographics-identity