Sheep Hills, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
More advantaged than the national average
Sheep Hills is more socio-economically advantaged than about 65% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1013, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Sheep Hills at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 27
- Median age
- 56
- Median weekly household income
- $1,875
- SEIFA score
- 1013
- Coordinates
- -36.3548, 142.5516
Sheep Hills demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Sheep Hills using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 59%, 0% of homes are rented, and 0% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 3 | 18% |
| Youth (15–24) | 0 | 0% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 0 | 0% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 10 | 59% |
| Seniors (65+) | 4 | 24% |
Share of the 17 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 6 | 46% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 7 | 54% |
| Rented | 0 | 0% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 10 | 100% |
| Townhouses & semis | 0 | 0% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 10 occupied private dwellings in Sheep Hills.
- Median weekly rent
- $50
- Median monthly mortgage
- $433
- Average household size
- 1.9 people
- Median weekly family income
- $2,250
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,125
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 0 (0%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 0 (0%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 0 (0%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 11 (48%)
- Labour-force participation
- 59.1%
- Employed full-time
- 8
- Employed part-time
- 8
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Sheep Hills
Where is Sheep Hills?
Sheep Hills is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Sheep Hills?
At the 2021 Census, Sheep Hills had a population of about 27.
Is Sheep Hills an advantaged area?
Sheep Hills has an ABS SEIFA score of 1013, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 65 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 65% of Australian suburbs.
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