5,294 ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4,625
- 2016: 5,060
- 2021: 5,294
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Red Cliffs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Red Cliffs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 5,294 people now calls Red Cliffs home, making it larger than about 90% of similar areas. The community is noticeably older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 41. This mix of ages is reflected in a balanced split between children and seniors.
5,294
▲ +14.5%
- 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 Red Cliffs — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 41, which is noticeably older than the 38 years seen across Victoria and Australia.
41 yrs → 0.0%
Younger than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 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 19% of the population, a little above the national figure. This is balanced by children under 15, who account for 18.3% of residents, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
19.0% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.3% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Red Cliffs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Indigenous identity is more common here than in most areas, with 4.2% of people identifying as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, well above the 1% found across Victoria.
4.2% ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Red Cliffs, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (35%) 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Red Cliffs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22147/red-cliffs/topic/demographics-identity