2,695 ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,637
- 2016: 2,649
- 2021: 2,695
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Research · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Research
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults make up the largest age group in Research, where the typical resident is 44. This makes the area noticeably older than both the Victorian and national typical age of 38. With 2,695 people, it is larger than most similar areas in the region.
2,695
▲ +2.2%
- 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 Research — higher than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Research is 44, which is 6 years older than the typical resident across Victoria and Australia. The total population is 2,695, making it larger than about 83% of similar areas.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The age mix is balanced, with children under 15 and seniors over 65 each making up around 17 to 18% of the population. This matches the state and national figures closely, though older adults aged 45 to 64 are the most common group at 31.9%.
17.4% ▲ +68.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.1% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Research, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (19%) and Children (0–14) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here, with 57% of residents married, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.2%, a figure well below the national average. Only 0.6% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.6% ▲ +51.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.2% ▲ +66.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Research, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Research [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22160/research/topic/demographics-identity