1,949 ▼ -31.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2,835
- 2016: 1,045
- 2021: 1,949
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Nhill · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Nhill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Fewer than 2,000 people now live in Nhill, with a population that has shrunk by 31% since 2011. The area is notably older than the national average, with more than a quarter of all residents aged 65 or over.
1,949
▼ -31.3%
- 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 Nhill — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,949, which is larger than about 72% of similar areas. While the typical resident is far older than the national figure at 46, this is 4 years younger than it was in 2011.
46 yrs ▼ -8.0%
Older than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 53 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 27.8% of the community, which is far above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. Conversely, children under 15 make up only 15.1% of the population, a figure that is well below the national average.
27.8% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 26.6%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Nhill splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.0% of the population, which is about the same as the state average. Around 48.5% of residents are married, while those in de facto relationships are much lower than in most similar areas at 9.4%.
1.0% ▲ +93.6%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.4% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Nhill, the largest group is Married at 48%, followed by Never married (33%) and Widowed (9%).
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 Nhill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215064/nhill/topic/demographics-identity