Hastings · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Hastings

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A total of 41 people now live in Hastings, where the typical resident is 44 years old. This is noticeably older than the national figure of 38, though the area is also home to a higher-than-usual proportion of children.

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📍 Hastings, Suburb / Locality

Where Hastings sits — Total population

41
  • 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 Hastings — lower than 76% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Hastings41
6308, WA 1,568
Western Australia 2,660,026
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The population of 41 people is smaller than about 75% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than the state and national averages, with a typical age of 44.

41

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 37
  • 2021: 41

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

44 yrs

Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 39 yrs
  • 2021: 44 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

While 19.5% of the population are children under 15, there are no seniors aged 65 and over. This lack of older residents is far below the national figure of 17.2%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

19.5%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 27.0%
  • 2021: 19.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Hastings splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Children (0–14) (32%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 3.2%. Additionally, the 17.2% of people in de facto relationships is much higher than in most other areas.

17.2%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Hastings, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 28%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 3 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 3 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 5 males; 45–49: 5 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 5 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 3 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 5 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Hastings [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50616/hastings/topic/demographics-identity