1,328 ▼ -70.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4,460
- 2016: 3,633
- 2021: 1,328
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Heywood · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Heywood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A shrinking population and a rapidly ageing community define the recent changes in Heywood. The area's total population fell by about 3,132 people since 2011, while the typical resident is now far older than the national figure.
1,328
▼ -70.2%
- 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 Heywood — higher than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident in Heywood is 50, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38. This age has climbed 8 years since 2011, while the total population shrank to 1,328 people.
50 yrs ▲ +19.0%
Older than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 30.3% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This reflects a trend toward an older community, while children under 15 have fallen to 16.3%.
30.3% ▲ +37.5%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.3% ▼ -9.3%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Heywood splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.2% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 1.0%. This is a significant increase from 2011, when the figure was only 0.3%.
8.2% ▲ +2716.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +16.4%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Heywood splits fairly evenly between Married (37%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215040/heywood/topic/demographics-identity