454 ▲ +34.3%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 338
- 2016: 387
- 2021: 454
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Hillwood · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Hillwood
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Hillwood (L), where the typical person is 52. The population has grown by 34% since 2011, reaching 454 people, while the age of the community has remained steady over the last decade.
454
▲ +34.3%
- 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 Hillwood — lower than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the state figure of 42 and the national figure of 38. This age has barely changed since 2011.
52 yrs → 0.0%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 23.6% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are much less common here than in most other areas, making up only 12.6% of residents.
23.6% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Hillwood, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Seniors (65+) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married, accounting for 58.2% of the population. Those in de facto relationships make up 12.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures, though this is 7.7 percentage points lower than in 2011.
3.1% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Hillwood, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 25%.
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 Hillwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622013/hillwood/topic/demographics-identity