798 ▲ +101.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 396
- 2016: 514
- 2021: 798
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Red Head · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Red Head
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Red Head is 58 years old, making this area far older than most other parts of Australia. With 798 people living here, the community is shaped by a very high proportion of seniors and a small number of children.
798
▲ +101.5%
- 1–1: 689 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 119 areas
- 3–5: 108 areas
- 5–7: 243 areas
- 7–11: 241 areas
- 11–16: 514 areas
- 16–24: 579 areas
- 24–36: 898 areas
- 36–53: 1059 areas
- 53–79: 1168 areas
- 79–117: 1203 areas
- 117–174: 1171 areas
- 174–258: 1010 areas
- 258–384: 856 areas
- 384–571: 670 areas
- 571–850: 616 areas
- 850–1,263: 567 areas
- 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
- 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
- 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
- 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
- 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
- 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
- 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
- 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
- 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
- 44,910–66,781: 10 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Red Head — higher than 72% of areas.
| Red Head | 798 |
|---|---|
| 2430, NSW | 36,841 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 58 is among the highest for similar areas, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This place is larger than about 72% of similar areas.
58 yrs ▲ +16.0%
Older than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 52 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 aged 65 and over make up 33.7% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are much lower here at 12.8% compared to 18.2% across Australia.
33.7% ▲ +37.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.8% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Red Head splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (34%) and Older adults (45–64) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.3% of residents are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most areas. Most people are married (58.6%), while those in de facto relationships are a little below the national figure at 9.5%.
3.3% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +15.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Red Head, Married is the majority at 58%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Red Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13342/red-head/topic/demographics-identity