Suburb in Hepburn

Sailors Hill, VIC

Sailors Hill had a population of 72 at the 2021 Census (−11.1% since 2016). Median age 54.0. Median weekly household income $1,187. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Sailors Hill at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Ballarat

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Sailors Hill's population shrank by 11.1% to 72, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 54.0, it is older than the VIC average (38.0). Children under 10 make up 4.2% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 15.3%.

8.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 45.7% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 35 households.

The median household earns $1,187 a week, below the VIC average of $1,759.

13.0% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 13.7% use a language other than English at home. 54.2% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Sailors Hill beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureSailors HillVICAustralia
Population726,503,49125,422,788
Growth since 2016−11.1%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age54.038.038.0
Households352,390,2329,275,217
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting8.6%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright45.7%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$1,187$1,759$1,746
Median rent a week–$370$375
Median mortgage repayment a month$984$1,859$1,863
Born overseas13.0%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home13.7%29.1%23.6%
No religion54.2%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−11.1% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 662011
  2. 812016
  3. 722021

Age

Median age 54.0, against 38.0 for Victoria.

Sailors Hill Victoria
Share of people by age, Sailors Hill and Victoria
0–94.2%
10–1915.3%
20–294.2%
30–394.2%
40–4912.5%
50–5918.1%
60–6912.5%
70–7911.1%
80+4.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Sailors Hill at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English52.8%
  2. Australian41.7%
  3. Scottish12.5%
  4. Serbian9.7%
  5. Irish6.9%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Serbian5.6%

Country of birth

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Sailors Hill

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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