27 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28
- 2021: 27
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Sheep Hills · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Sheep Hills
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Sheep Hills is 56 years old, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated area has just 27 people and is mostly made up of older adults.
27
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- 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 Sheep Hills — lower than 82% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With a population of only 27, Sheep Hills is smaller than about 82% of similar areas. The usual resident is 56, making the area far older than both Victoria and Australia.
56 yrs —
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 56 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up 40.7% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 and seniors over 65 are both well below state and national figures at 11.1% each.
11.1% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
11.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Sheep Hills, Older adults (45–64) is the majority at 65%; Children (0–14) is next at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most of the population is married at 78.3%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Marital status
View on map →In Sheep Hills, Married is the majority at 86%; Never married is next at 14%.
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 Sheep Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22270/sheep-hills/topic/demographics-identity