717 ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 934
- 2016: 537
- 2021: 717
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Howden · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Howden
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Around the middle for its size, Howden has a population of 717 people. The area has become noticeably younger over the last decade, with a significant rise in the number of children and a shrinking total population.
717
▼ -23.2%
- 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 Howden — lower than 55% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population shrank by 23% since 2011, losing about 217 people. While the typical resident is 44, this is 6 years older than the national figure.
44 yrs ▼ -6.4%
Younger than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 59 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 now make up 20.1% of the population, which is well above the state figure. This increase helps explain why the area is younger than it was in 2011, while the proportion of seniors fell slightly to 15.9%.
15.9% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.1% ▲ +42.3%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Howden, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 33%, followed by Children (0–14) (20%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. Most people are married (59.2%), though those in de facto relationships fell to 11% since 2011.
4.0% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.0% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Howden, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Howden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL621016/howden/topic/demographics-identity