3,008 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,878
- 2016: 2,952
- 2021: 3,008
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hawker · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hawker
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hawker is 42, making the area noticeably older than the own territory and national averages. This older profile is driven by a high number of seniors, with 21.8% of the population aged 65 and over. The suburb is larger than about 84% of similar areas, with 3,008 people living here.
3,008
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Hawker — higher than 84% of areas.
| Hawker | 3,008 |
|---|---|
| 2614, ACT | 20,595 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the territory's typical age of 35 and the national figure of 38. This puts Hawker's age profile higher than most similar areas.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.8% of the population, which is well above both the territory and national figures. Children under 15 account for 16.3%, a little below the national average of 18.2%.
21.8% ▲ +26.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hawker splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half the residents are married, while those in de facto relationships make up 8.8%, which is well below the territory's 12.5%. About 1.2% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the territory average.
1.2% ▲ +152.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.8% ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hawker, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80072/hawker/topic/demographics-identity