836 ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 674
- 2016: 568
- 2021: 836
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rhyll · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rhyll
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rhyll is 60 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This creates a distinctive age gap for the area, where seniors make up a huge portion of the local population.
836
▲ +24.0%
- 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 Rhyll — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Rhyll is home to 836 people, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. The community is notably older than most, with a typical age that is 22 years higher than both the state and national averages.
60 yrs ▲ +15.4%
Older than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52 yrs
- 2016: 57 yrs
- 2021: 60 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 37.9% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 9.2%.
37.9% ▲ +51.2%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
9.2% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rhyll, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 38%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (33%) and Young adults (25–44) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people in Rhyll are married, accounting for 59.4% of residents. The area has a very small Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population of 0.0%, which is well below the Australian average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rhyll, Married is the majority at 59%; Never married is next at 19%.
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 Rhyll [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22164/rhyll/topic/demographics-identity