1,115 ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,398
- 2016: 871
- 2021: 1,115
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hopetoun · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 25% of similar areas are larger than Hopetoun, which has 1,115 residents. It is a notably older community, with a typical resident aged 46, which is eight years older than the national figure.
1,115
▼ -20.2%
- 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 Hopetoun — higher than 73% of areas.
| Hopetoun | 1,115 |
|---|---|
| 6348, WA | 1,115 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 1,115 people. The typical resident is 46, making the area far older than both Western Australia and the rest of the country.
46 yrs ▲ +17.9%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 23.1% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. Children under 15 account for 18.8%, which is higher than most similar areas.
23.1% ▲ +52.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hopetoun splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most similar areas, at 18.1%. Around 4.0% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
4.0% ▲ +213.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.1% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hopetoun, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hopetoun
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50654/hopetoun/topic/demographics-identity