814 ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 796
- 2016: 709
- 2021: 814
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hillier · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hillier
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hillier is 67 years old, making this one of the oldest areas in the region. With a total population of 814 people, the community is heavily weighted toward seniors, who make up more than half of all residents.
814
▲ +2.3%
- 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 Hillier — higher than 72% of areas.
| Hillier | 814 |
|---|---|
| 5116, SA | 10,731 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 67 is far older than the national figure of 38. Hillier is larger than about 72% of similar areas.
67 yrs ▲ +8.1%
Older than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62 yrs
- 2016: 68 yrs
- 2021: 67 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 55.8% of the population, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here, at only 10.2%.
55.8% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.7%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.2% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hillier, Seniors (65+) is the majority at 55%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married (52.3%) or widowed (16.0%), while those in de facto relationships are well below the national figure at 6.6%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.4% of the population, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.4% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hillier, Married is the majority at 52%; Widowed is next at 16%.
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 Hillier [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40593/hillier/topic/demographics-identity