42 ▼ -79.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 207
- 2016: 58
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hilltown · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hilltown
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the largest group in Hilltown, where 38.1% of the 42 residents fall into this bracket. This is a sparsely populated area with a noticeably young profile and a strong presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
42
▼ -79.7%
- 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 Hilltown — lower than 76% of areas.
| Hilltown | 42 |
|---|---|
| 5455, SA | 42 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 38 years old, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian figure of 41.
38 yrs ▲ +18.8%
Younger than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no seniors aged 65 and over here, a figure far below the national average of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 16.7% of the population, which is about the same as the state figure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.7% ▼ -51.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hilltown splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (40%) and Older adults (45–64) (35%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.1% of the population, well above the national figure of 3.2%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 18.8%.
7.1% ▲ +395.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.8% ▲ +293.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hilltown, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (42%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Hilltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40594/hilltown/topic/demographics-identity