8,698 ▲ +8.8%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7,993
- 2016: 5,067
- 2021: 8,698
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Healesville · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Healesville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest household group in Healesville, where 44.8% of adults fall into this category. This is an ageing area where the typical resident is now 46, making it far older than the national figure. The population has grown steadily, adding about 705 people since 2011.
8,698
▲ +8.8%
- 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 Healesville — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Healesville has a total population of 8,698 people, which is among the largest for its level. The community is getting older, with the typical age rising by 5 years to 46 since 2011.
46 yrs ▲ +12.2%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 23.7% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This trend is consistent with the number of children under 15 falling to 16.6%, a little below the state and national rates.
23.7% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.6% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Healesville splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Australian average. Those in de facto relationships account for 13.7% of the population, a little above the state figure.
3.4% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.7% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Healesville, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (34%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Healesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214009/healesville/topic/demographics-identity