708 ▼ -39.6%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,172
- 2016: 603
- 2021: 708
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Red Hill South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Red Hill South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Red Hill South, where the typical resident is 56. This is a small community of 708 people, with a high proportion of seniors and a low number of children.
708
▼ -39.6%
- 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 Hill South — higher than 70% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 56, which is far older than the Victorian and Australian figures of 38.
56 yrs ▲ +16.7%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 31.2% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.3% of the area, which is well below the national average.
31.2% ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 25.9%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.0%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Red Hill South splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Seniors (65+) (32%), with Children (0–14) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married, accounting for 66.2% of the community. Those in de facto relationships make up only 4.9%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.7% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.9% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Red Hill South, Married is the majority at 66%; Never married is next at 22%.
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 Hill South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22149/red-hill-south/topic/demographics-identity