395 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 308
- 2016: 430
- 2021: 395
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hume · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Hume
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Hume, where the typical resident is 34. The area is notably diverse and young, with over a quarter of the population identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
395
▲ +28.2%
- 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 Hume — higher than 62% of areas.
| Hume | 395 |
|---|---|
| 2620 crosses NSW/ACT | 45,604 |
| Australian Capital Territory | 454,499 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hume has 395 residents, making it larger than about 65% of similar areas. The typical person living here is 34, which is noticeably younger than the national figure of 38.
34 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 34 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up the vast majority of the area at 64.6%. This explains why children under 15 and seniors aged 65 and over are both far below the ACT and national figures, at just 0.8% and 4.1% respectively.
4.1% ▲ +78.8%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
0.8% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hume, Young adults (25–44) is the majority at 65%; Older adults (45–64) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is very strong here, with 25.3% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is far above the ACT's 2.0%. Most residents have never been married, accounting for 63.1% of the population.
25.3% ▲ +90.8%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 25.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Hume, Never married is the majority at 64%; Married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Hume
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80077/hume/topic/demographics-identity