994 ▲ +126.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 439
- 2016: 875
- 2021: 994
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rippleside · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rippleside
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Rippleside, where the typical resident is 47. This creates a distinct age profile for the area, with nearly a quarter of all residents now aged 65 or over.
994
▲ +126.4%
- 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 Rippleside — higher than 73% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 47, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian aged 38. There are 994 people living in the area.
47 yrs ▲ +23.7%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 24.2% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are less common here at 15.7%.
24.2% ▲ +153.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 24.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.4%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Rippleside, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 31%, followed by Seniors (65+) (24%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married at 54.3%, and those in de facto relationships sit at 12.7%, slightly above the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.7% of the community.
0.7% ▲ +3.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.7% ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rippleside, Married is the majority at 54%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Rippleside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22178/rippleside/topic/demographics-identity