509 ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 506
- 2016: 598
- 2021: 509
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hopetoun · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Hopetoun is 58 years old, making it far older than most other areas in the state. This aging trend is clear, as the population has grown older since 2011 while the total number of people has remained steady at 509.
509
▲ +0.6%
- 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 Hopetoun — lower than 66% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 58 is among the highest for similar areas and 20 years older than the national figure. This reflects a trend of the community growing older over the last decade.
58 yrs ▲ +7.4%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents make up 37.5% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 10.4% of the area, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
37.5% ▲ +38.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
10.4% ▼ -32.3%
Lower than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hopetoun, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.2% of the population, which is much lower than most areas. Nearly half of the residents are married, and 12.1% are in a de facto relationship.
1.2% ▼ -60.3%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hopetoun, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (11%).
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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221033/hopetoun/topic/demographics-identity