914 ▲ +70.5%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 536
- 2016: 538
- 2021: 914
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hopetoun Park · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun Park
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 60% of people in Hopetoun Park are married, marking it as a predominantly family-oriented area. The population has grown quickly, increasing by 71% since 2011 to reach 914 residents. This growth is driven by a surge in young families, making the area much younger than most similar places.
914
▲ +70.5%
- 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 Park — higher than 53% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population reached 914 people in 2021, which is larger than about 54% of similar areas. The typical resident is 38, making the area 5 years younger than it was in 2011.
38 yrs ▼ -11.6%
Younger than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 38 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 25.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This high number of children is matched by a very low proportion of seniors, with those aged 65 and over at just 9.8%.
9.8% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
25.2% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.0%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hopetoun Park splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 12.4% of residents are in a de facto relationship, a figure that rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 0.3% of the population, which is among the lowest for areas at this level.
0.3% ▲ —
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.4% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hopetoun Park, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Hopetoun Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221034/hopetoun-park/topic/demographics-identity