281 ▼ -20.4%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 353
- 2016: 261
- 2021: 281
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Big Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Big Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the 281 people living in Big Hill are married. This small community is notably younger than most similar areas, with children making up nearly a quarter of the population. It is a family-oriented place where the typical resident is 37 years old.
281
▼ -20.4%
- 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 Big Hill — higher than 58% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 37, making the area a little younger than the national and state figures of 38. Big Hill's total population of 281 is larger than about 60% of similar areas.
37 yrs ▼ -39.3%
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 37 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the 18.2% national figure. In contrast, seniors aged 65 and over are slightly less common here at 14.2% than in the rest of Australia.
14.2% ▼ -68.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.1%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.2% ▲ +86.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Big Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (27%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Children (0–14) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Victorian average of 1%. De facto relationships are also much more common here than in most areas, at 17.9%.
5.0% ▲ +340.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.9% ▲ +184.0%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Big Hill, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Big Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20235/big-hill/topic/demographics-identity