149 ▲ +17.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 127
- 2016: 126
- 2021: 149
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hardwicke Bay · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hardwicke Bay
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hardwicke Bay is far older than most, with an age of 61. This makes the area one of the oldest in the region, where a large proportion of the population are seniors.
149
▲ +17.3%
- 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 Hardwicke Bay — lower than 52% of areas.
| Hardwicke Bay | 149 |
|---|---|
| 5575, SA | 2,391 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 149 people. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with the typical age sitting 23 years above the Australian average.
61 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 61 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 40.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the Australian figure at 14.8%.
40.3% ▲ +45.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 40.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▲ +51.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hardwicke Bay, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 40%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 5.4% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.4%.
5.4% ▲ —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.4% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hardwicke Bay, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Hardwicke Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40565/hardwicke-bay/topic/demographics-identity