6,739 ▲ +290.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,728
- 2016: 3,919
- 2021: 6,739
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Botanic Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Botanic Ridge
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 6,739 people in Botanic Ridge are married. This is a young, growing community where the typical resident is just 32 years old, making it noticeably younger than the national figure. These trends create a family-heavy population with a very high number of children.
6,739
▲ +290.0%
- 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 Botanic Ridge — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Botanic Ridge is one of the largest areas at this level with 6,739 residents. The typical person here is 32, which is noticeably younger than the typical age of 38 in Victoria and Australia.
32 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Younger than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30 yrs
- 2016: 32 yrs
- 2021: 32 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 28.2% of the population, a figure far above the 18% seen across Victoria. This high number of children is mirrored by a very small senior population, with those aged 65 and over making up just 6.1% of the area.
6.1% ▲ +106.8%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
28.2% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Botanic Ridge, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Children (0–14) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 19.0% of the community, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Meanwhile, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is 1.3%, about the same as the state average.
1.3% ▲ +280.6%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
19.0% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Botanic Ridge, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 34%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Botanic Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20307/botanic-ridge/topic/demographics-identity