131 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 82
- 2021: 131
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
The Honeysuckles · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in The Honeysuckles
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in The Honeysuckles is 60 years old, making this area far older than most other places in the state. With a small population of 131 people, the community is shaped by a high number of seniors and very few children.
131
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- 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 Honeysuckles — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 60, which is far older than the national figure of 38. The population is small, with only 131 people living here.
60 yrs —
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 35.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 8.4%.
35.9% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.4% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →The Honeysuckles splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 13%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.1% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average. Most people are married, representing 51.6% of the population.
3.1% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In The Honeysuckles, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 24%.
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 The Honeysuckles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22500/the-honeysuckles/topic/demographics-identity