Sailors Hill · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Sailors Hill

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A typical resident in Sailors Hill is 54 years old, making this area far older than the national figure. With only 72 people living here, it is a sparsely populated area where seniors and older adults make up more than half the population.

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Where Sailors Hill sits — Total population

72
  • 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 Sailors Hill — lower than 66% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Sailors Hill72
3461, VIC 4,614
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

The typical resident is 54, which is far older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. The total population is small at 72 people.

72

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 81
  • 2021: 72

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

54 yrs

Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45 yrs
  • 2021: 54 yrs

Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.

Age profile

How the population splits across age groups.

Children under 15 make up only 12.5% of the area, which is well below the national figure. This helps explain why the population is older, with 22.2% being seniors aged 65 and over.

22.2%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 24.7%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

12.5%

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 12.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Sailors Hill, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Children (0–14) (15%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

About 20% of people are in a de facto relationship, which is well above the state and national figures. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here.

20.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.3%
  • 2021: 20.0%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Sailors Hill, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) and Widowed (11%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 4 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 3 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 6 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 4 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 6 males; 50–54: 4 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 3 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 5 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 3 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Sailors Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22225/sailors-hill/topic/demographics-identity