3,785 ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,453
- 2016: 3,516
- 2021: 3,785
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Redhead · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Redhead
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Ten years older than the typical Australian is the resident of Redhead, where the average age is 48. This community is notably older than most other areas, with a significant proportion of the 3,785 residents being seniors.
3,785
▲ +9.6%
- 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 Redhead — higher than 86% of areas.
| Redhead | 3,785 |
|---|---|
| 2290, NSW | 34,912 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 48, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the national figure of 38.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 48 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 28.2% of the population, a figure far above the 17.2% seen across Australia. Children under 15 account for 17.7%, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
28.2% ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Redhead splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 3.2% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, while those in de facto relationships make up 8.2%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
3.2% ▲ +129.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Redhead, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (24%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Redhead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13353/redhead/topic/demographics-identity