384 ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 520
- 2016: 377
- 2021: 384
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hyden · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hyden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hyden is 44, making the community noticeably older than the state and national average. With 384 people, it is larger than about 64% of similar areas. The population is mostly adults, though there is a healthy presence of children.
384
▼ -26.2%
- 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 Hyden — higher than 61% of areas.
| Hyden | 384 |
|---|---|
| 6359, WA | 439 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hyden has 384 residents. The typical person here is 44 years old, which is 6 years older than the typical person in Western Australia or across the country.
44 yrs ▲ +18.9%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.3% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. The largest age group is older adults aged 45 to 64, who account for 29.2% of the community.
16.9% ▲ +63.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hyden splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (30%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples make up 58.4% of the population, while those in de facto relationships account for 7.2%, which is well below both the state and national figures. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.1% of the population.
2.1% ▲ +263.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
7.2% ▼ -46.2%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hyden, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 25%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hyden
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hyden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50662/hyden/topic/demographics-identity