390 ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 420
- 2016: 308
- 2021: 390
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Halifax · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Halifax
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
An older population defines daily life in Halifax, where the typical resident is 58 years old. This makes the area far older than the national figure. The community has grown older and smaller over the last decade, with a population of 390 people.
390
▼ -7.1%
- 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 Halifax — lower than 75% of areas.
| Halifax | 390 |
|---|---|
| 4850, QLD | 10,923 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person here is 58, which is among the highest for similar areas and far older than the national figure. This age has crept up since 2011, while the total population shrank by 7.1% to 390 people.
58 yrs ▲ +3.6%
Older than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 58 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 34.4% of the population, a figure far above the Queensland average. This high number of older residents helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national figure at just 11.3%.
34.4% ▲ +36.2%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.3% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Halifax splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (33%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous residents make up 12.3% of the community, which is well above the national figure and rose significantly since 2011. Meanwhile, people in de facto relationships account for only 6.7%, among the lowest seen in similar areas.
12.3% ▲ +330.8%
Higher than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.7% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Halifax, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (26%) and Divorced (13%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Halifax
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Halifax [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322055/halifax/topic/demographics-identity