9,438 ▲ +15.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,160
- 2016: 8,416
- 2021: 9,438
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Rye · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Rye
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Rye is far older than in most other areas, with the usual age being 51. This is a large community of over 9,400 people where seniors make up nearly a third of the population.
9,438
▲ +15.7%
- 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 Rye — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38. With 9,438 people, Rye is among the largest areas of its type.
51 yrs ▲ +10.9%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 51 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Rye has a very high number of seniors, with 29.3% aged 65 and over, which is far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 14.5% of the population, well below the own state and national figures.
29.3% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.6%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Rye splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 14.4% of the population, which is well above the Victoria figure of 11.2%. Those identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander account for 0.9%, which is about the same as the state average.
0.9% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Rye, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Rye [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22220/rye/topic/demographics-identity