42 ▼ -51.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86
- 2016: 45
- 2021: 42
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Highcroft · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Highcroft
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 78.6% of Highcroft, making it a place defined by a mature population. With a typical resident aged 60, this area is far older than both the state and national figures. It is a sparsely populated area with only 42 residents.
42
▼ -51.2%
- 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 Highcroft — lower than 76% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 60 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. Highcroft has a small population of 42 people, making it smaller than about 75% of similar areas.
60 yrs ▲ +62.2%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 60 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
There are no children under 15 in Highcroft, a figure far below the national average. This contrasts with the senior population, as 35.7% of residents are aged 65 and over, which is far above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
35.7% ▲ +971.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Highcroft, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 65%; Seniors (65+) is next at 29%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 21.4% of the population, far above the national figure of 3.2%. People in de facto relationships are also more common here than in most areas, at 17.1%.
21.4% ▲ +210.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.1% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Highcroft splits fairly evenly between Never married (36%) and Married (33%), with Widowed at 17%.
Age & sex structure
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 Highcroft [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60273/highcroft/topic/demographics-identity