Rathscar · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Rathscar

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Rathscar is 46, making the area far older than the state and national figures. With only 19 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where the population is much smaller than most similar places.

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📍 Rathscar, Suburb / Locality

Where Rathscar sits — Total population

19
  • 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 Rathscar — lower than 86% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Rathscar19
3465, VIC 10,111
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical age here is 46, which is 8 years older than the average across Victoria and Australia. Only 19 people live in the area, making it smaller than about 86% of similar places.

19

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 21
  • 2021: 19

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

46 yrs

Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 35 yrs
  • 2021: 46 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

The most common age structure is Youth (15–24) at 16%, ahead of Older adults (45–64) (16%).

Age structure

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Rathscar splits fairly evenly between Youth (15–24) (50%) and Older adults (45–64) (50%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

The most common marital status is Married at 59%, ahead of Widowed (24%).

Marital status

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In Rathscar, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Widowed (20%) and Never married (15%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 0 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 0 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 3 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 0 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 3 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Rathscar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22139/rathscar/topic/demographics-identity