850 ▲ +34.7%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 631
- 2016: 644
- 2021: 850
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Richmond Hill · Urban Centre
Demographics & Identity in Richmond Hill
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Richmond Hill is 52, making the area far older than the national figure. This older profile is driven by a significant rise in the number of seniors and a population that has grown by 35% since 2011 to reach 850 people.
850
▲ +34.7%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–5: 0 areas
- 5–9: 0 areas
- 9–16: 2 areas
- 16–27: 1 area
- 27–47: 2 areas
- 47–81: 2 areas
- 81–139: 14 areas
- 139–241: 145 areas
- 241–418: 340 areas
- 418–723: 351 areas
- 723–1,252: 304 areas
- 1,252–2,168: 191 areas
- 2,168–3,752: 181 areas
- 3,752–6,495: 107 areas
- 6,495–11,242: 69 areas
- 11,242–19,459: 44 areas
- 19,459–33,683: 31 areas
- 33,683–58,304: 17 areas
- 58,304–100,921: 8 areas
- 100,921–174,689: 8 areas
- 174,689–302,378: 4 areas
- 302,378–523,401: 5 areas
- 523,401–905,982: 2 areas
- 905,982–1,568,210: 1 area
- 1,568,210–2,714,494: 2 areas
- 2,714,494–4,698,656: 2 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Richmond Hill — higher than 50% of areas.
| Richmond Hill | 850 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | 45,938 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 52, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This age has climbed by 9 years since 2011.
52 yrs ▲ +20.9%
Older than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 52 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 29.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 15.1%, a figure that is well below the state average.
29.9% ▲ +173.7%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 29.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.1% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Richmond Hill splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (29%), with Children (0–14) at 15%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people here are married, at 63.3%. Those in de facto relationships make up 10%, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
2.4% ▲ +22.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Richmond Hill, Married is the majority at 64%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Richmond Hill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Richmond Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121098/richmond-hill/topic/demographics-identity