422 ▲ +24.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 338
- 2016: 385
- 2021: 422
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Eaglehawk Neck · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Eaglehawk Neck
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Eaglehawk Neck is now 58, making it one of the oldest areas in the region. This age gap is far wider than the state and national figures, reflecting a community where seniors and older adults make up a huge part of the population.
422
▲ +24.9%
- 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 Eaglehawk Neck — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The area has 422 residents, which is larger than about 65% of similar places. People here are far older than the national average, with the typical resident being 20 years older than the usual Australian.
58 yrs ▲ +11.5%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 58 yrs
- 2021: 58 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 32.5% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few, at just 8.1%, which is far below the 18.2% seen across Australia.
32.5% ▲ +71.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.1% ▼ -33.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Eaglehawk Neck splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (36%) and Seniors (65+) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also well above the national figure, with 18.3% of people in this type of partnership.
5.7% ▲ +60.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.3% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Eaglehawk Neck, the largest group is Married at 44%, followed by Never married (30%) and Divorced (16%).
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 Eaglehawk Neck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60174/eaglehawk-neck/topic/demographics-identity