3,732 ▲ +34.8%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,768
- 2016: 2,139
- 2021: 3,732
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Daylesford - Hepburn Springs · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs is 54, making the area far older than the national average of 38. This community has grown by 35% since 2011 to reach ,3732 people, with a population that is now much older than most similar areas.
3,732
▲ +34.8%
- 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 Daylesford - Hepburn Springs — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has climbed to 3,732 people, which is larger than about 84% of similar areas. Since 2011, the typical age has risen by 3 years to reach 54.
54 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Older than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 30.4% of the population, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This older demographic helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at only 11.4%.
30.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 30.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.4% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Daylesford - Hepburn Springs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (30%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.8%, a figure that rose by 8.3 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 0.9%, which is about the same as the state average.
0.9% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +97.4%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Daylesford - Hepburn Springs splits fairly evenly between Married (39%) and Never married (36%), with Divorced at 14%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Daylesford - Hepburn Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215029/daylesford-hepburn-springs/topic/demographics-identity