354 ▲ +35.6%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 261
- 2016: 219
- 2021: 354
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Harrietville · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Harrietville
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A decade of growth has seen the typical resident in Harrietville age by 10 years to 44. The population grew by 36% since 2011 to reach 354 people, with a notable rise in those living in de facto relationships.
354
▲ +35.6%
- 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 Harrietville — lower than 78% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 44, which is noticeably older than the national and state figures of 38. This reflects a significant shift from 2011, when the typical age was just 34.
44 yrs ▲ +29.4%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 33.1%. While the proportion of seniors rose 4.9 points since 2011 to 16.7%, children under 15 fell to 17.8%, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
16.7% ▲ +41.9%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.8% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Harrietville, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here, at 28.8%, which is far above the national figure of 11.5%. There are currently no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a drop from 3.4% in 2011.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
28.8% ▲ +122.1%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Harrietville, the largest group is Never married at 46%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Harrietville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222033/harrietville/topic/demographics-identity