226 ▼ -51.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 466
- 2016: 454
- 2021: 226
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hawker · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hawker
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Hawker, where the typical resident is 51. The area has seen a sharp decline in its total population, which shrank by 52% since 2011 to just 226 people.
226
▼ -51.5%
- 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 Hawker — lower than 88% of areas.
| Hawker | 226 |
|---|---|
| 5434, SA | 405 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has dropped significantly, losing about 240 people over the last decade. While the typical age is 51—far older than the Australian figure of 38—this is 8 years younger than it was in 2011.
51 yrs ▼ -13.6%
Older than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59 yrs
- 2016: 63 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 28.8% of the community, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. In contrast, children under 15 make up only 13.3%, a figure well below the state average.
28.8% ▼ -12.4%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.8%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.3% ▲ +23.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hawker splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (30%) and Older adults (45–64) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is strong here, with 15.0% of residents identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, far above the state's 2.4%. Most residents are married (51.0%), while de facto relationships are a little less common than across Australia.
15.0% ▲ +2241.9%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.9% ▼ -14.3%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hawker, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (29%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Hawker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL422021/hawker/topic/demographics-identity