11,200 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,680
- 2016: 10,808
- 2021: 11,200
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hillarys · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hillarys
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 60% of the 11,200 people living in Hillarys are married. This is a larger-than-average community where residents are noticeably older than the state and national typical age of 38.
11,200
▲ +4.9%
- 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 Hillarys — higher than 87% of areas.
| Hillarys | 11,200 |
|---|---|
| 6025, WA | 31,581 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Hillarys is 44 years old, which is 6 years older than the typical person across Western Australia or the rest of the country.
44 yrs ▲ +10.0%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 44 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 19.4% of the population, a figure well above the state average. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest group at 30.3%.
19.4% ▲ +95.4%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hillarys, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas. Those in de facto relationships make up 6.6%, a figure well below the national average of 11.5%.
0.7% ▲ +138.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.6% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hillarys, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hillarys [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50638/hillarys/topic/demographics-identity