783 ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 599
- 2016: 521
- 2021: 783
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hopetoun · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hopetoun
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population increase of 31% since 2011 has seen Hopetoun grow to 783 people. It is a community with a diverse age range, where the typical resident is now 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
783
▲ +30.7%
- 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 — lower than 52% of areas.
| Hopetoun | 783 |
|---|---|
| 6348, WA | 1,115 |
| Western Australia | 2,660,026 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population grew by 184 people between 2011 and 2021. During that decade, the typical age of a resident rose by 11 years to reach 42.
42 yrs ▲ +35.5%
Younger than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 21.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. At the same time, seniors aged 65 and over have increased to 20.8%, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
20.8% ▲ +71.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.6% ▼ -22.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Hopetoun splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are very common here at 19.9%, a rate well above the national figure of 11.5%. Around 4.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average.
4.7% ▼ -74.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.9% ▲ +95.8%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hopetoun, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (32%) 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 Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL521025/hopetoun/topic/demographics-identity