641 ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 735
- 2016: 653
- 2021: 641
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hanwood · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hanwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hanwood is now just 35, making the area noticeably younger than most similar places. This shift is stark, as the usual age has dropped by 17 years since 2011. The community is now defined by a high proportion of children and young adults.
641
▼ -12.8%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Hanwood — lower than 58% of areas.
| Hanwood | 641 |
|---|---|
| 2680, NSW | 25,339 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Hanwood has 641 residents, though the population shrank by 13% since 2011. The area is much younger than the national figure, with a typical age that is 3 years lower than the Australian average.
35 yrs ▼ -32.7%
Younger than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 67 yrs
- 2021: 35 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 has risen by 11 points since 2011. Meanwhile, those aged 65 and over have fallen to 13.9%, a figure well below the New South Wales average.
13.9% ▼ -47.4%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.4%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.9% ▲ +107.6%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hanwood splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.9% of the population, which is a little below the national figure. Around 50.2% of residents are married, while 9.6% are in a de facto relationship.
1.9% ▼ -47.0%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hanwood, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (5%).
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 Hanwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121049/hanwood/topic/demographics-identity