363 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 330
- 2016: 455
- 2021: 363
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Halls Gap · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Halls Gap
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Halls Gap is noticeably older than the state and national figure, though the area has become much younger over the last decade. While the total population is small at 363 people, it has grown by 10% since 2011.
363
▲ +10.0%
- 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 Halls Gap — lower than 77% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is 5 years older than the Victorian and Australian averages. This is a significant shift from 2011, when the typical age was 59.
43 yrs ▼ -27.1%
Younger than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 25.1% of the population, which is well above the state and national figures. At the same time, children under 15 have increased to 17.1% since 2011.
25.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.1% ▲ +126.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Halls Gap, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are far more common here than in the rest of the country, accounting for 22.7% of residents. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 3.6% of the population, which is a little above the state average.
3.6% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
22.7% ▲ +147.4%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Halls Gap splits fairly evenly between Married (45%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 7%.
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 Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222032/halls-gap/topic/demographics-identity