2,401 ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,278
- 2016: 2,184
- 2021: 2,401
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nhill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Nhill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Nhill, where the typical resident is now 47. This shift is most evident in the high proportion of seniors, who make up over a quarter of the local people.
2,401
▲ +5.4%
- 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 Nhill — higher than 80% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 2,401, which is larger than about 82% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than those in the rest of Australia, with a typical age of 47.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 48 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 26.9% of the community, a figure well above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at 15.1%.
26.9% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nhill splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 9.0%. About 0.9% of the population identifies as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
0.9% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.0% ▲ +74.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nhill, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 31%.
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 Nhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21939/nhill/topic/demographics-identity