98 —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97
- 2021: 98
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hill River · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hill River
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A small population of 98 people now calls Hill River home. This sparsely populated area is noticeably older than the national figure, though it has a surprisingly low number of seniors compared to most other regions.
98
—
- 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 Hill River — lower than 59% of areas.
| Hill River | 98 |
|---|---|
| 5453, SA | 5,100 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42 years old, which is a little older than the South Australian figure and noticeably older than the Australian average.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45 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 19.4% of the population, which is higher than most areas. This helps explain why the proportion of people aged 65 and over is well below the state and national figures at just 12.2%.
12.2% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hill River splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Most people here are married (64.1%), while the share of those in de facto relationships is a little below the national figure.
4.1% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hill River, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Hill River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40590/hill-river/topic/demographics-identity