575 ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 639
- 2016: 567
- 2021: 575
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hackney · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hackney
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer children and more seniors than most similar areas define the small population of Hackney. While the typical resident is 41, the area is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. This small community of 575 people is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
575
▼ -10.0%
- 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 Hackney — higher than 67% of areas.
| Hackney | 575 |
|---|---|
| 5069, SA | 8,387 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 41 years old, which is about the same as the South Australian figure but noticeably older than the Australian average of 38.
41 yrs ▲ +10.8%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Hackney has a very small number of children, with only 9% under 15, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why seniors make up 23.8% of the population, a rate well above both the state and national levels.
23.8% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.0% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hackney splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure of 11.5%. About 1.6% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
1.6% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.4% ▲ +83.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hackney, the largest group is Never married at 49%, followed by Married (28%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Hackney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40547/hackney/topic/demographics-identity