30 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 29
- 2021: 30
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Heart · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Heart
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a quarter of the 30 people living in The Heart are children under 15. This makes the area's age profile stand out, as the proportion of children is well above the national figure. While the typical resident is 42, there is a striking gap between the high number of children and the very low number of seniors.
30
—
- 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 The Heart — lower than 81% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The Heart is a small area with only 30 residents. The typical person here is 42 years old, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 26.7% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18%. In contrast, people aged 65 and over make up only 10%, a figure well below the national average.
10.0% —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
26.7% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Heart splits fairly evenly between Children (0–14) (42%) and Young adults (25–44) (42%), with Seniors (65+) at 16%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state average. Among those living here, 41.7% are married and 25% have never been married.
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.
Marital status
View on map →In The Heart, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (29%) and Separated (24%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for The Heart
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in The Heart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22499/the-heart/topic/demographics-identity