3,220 ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,092
- 2016: 3,152
- 2021: 3,220
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Briar Hill · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Briar Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Briar Hill is 42, making the area noticeably older than the national figure. This is a substantial suburb of 3,220 people where a high proportion of seniors and children shape the local community.
3,220
▲ +4.1%
- 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 Briar Hill — higher than 85% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 3,220, which is larger than about 85% of similar areas. Residents here are generally older than those in the state and national averages.
42 yrs ▲ +7.7%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 42 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 19.3% of the population, a figure slightly above the national average. Seniors aged 65 and over are well represented at 20.5%, which is well above the Victorian average of 16.8%.
20.5% ▲ +33.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.3% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Briar Hill splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (26%) and Older adults (45–64) (26%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 1% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average. Nearly half of the population are married, while 11.1% are in a de facto relationship.
1.0% ▲ +136.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.1% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Briar Hill, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Briar Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20331/briar-hill/topic/demographics-identity