3,227 ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,914
- 2016: 2,991
- 2021: 3,227
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hackett · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hackett
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hackett is 40 years old, and the area is larger than about 85% of similar places. This is a community where families are common, with a notable number of children and a growing population of adults in their prime working years.
3,227
▲ +10.7%
- 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 Hackett — higher than 85% of areas.
| Hackett | 3,227 |
|---|---|
| 2602, ACT | 34,540 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40, making Hackett noticeably older than the ACT average of 35 and a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 20.9% of the population, which is much higher than most areas and a little above both the ACT and Australian figures. This family focus is balanced by a smaller senior population, as those aged 65 and over are lower than in most similar areas.
15.7% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hackett splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of residents are married, while 13.5% are in a de facto relationship, a figure that is higher than most areas. Around 1.3% of the population are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, which is about the same as the ACT average.
1.3% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hackett, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (40%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Hackett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80069/hackett/topic/demographics-identity