3,000 ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,976
- 2016: 2,889
- 2021: 3,000
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Redan · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Redan
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A little over a fifth of Redan's 3,000 residents are seniors, making it an area where older people are more common than across Victoria. This creates a population that is slightly older than the national figure, though it remains larger than most similar areas.
3,000
▲ +0.8%
- 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 Redan — higher than 84% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Redan is home to 3,000 people, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. The typical resident is 39 years old, slightly older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.
39 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 39 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older residents are well represented here, with those aged 65 and over making up 20.0% of the population. This is well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%, while children under 15 are well below the national average at 15.1%.
20.0% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Redan, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 29%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the national figure at 14.7%. About 2.4% of the population identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little above the state average.
2.4% ▲ +137.9%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.7% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Redan, the largest group is Never married at 48%, followed by Married (27%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Redan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22151/redan/topic/demographics-identity