Red Cliffs VIC — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Red Cliffs, Victoria. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Red Cliffs VIC is 5,294 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Red Cliffs is $674 per week ($35,048 per year). Median rent in Red Cliffs is $240 per week ($1,040 per month). Red Cliffs has a median age of 41 years, older than the national median of 38. Red Cliffs has a population density of 25.6 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Red Cliffs is England. The most common religion is No Religion (51% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is SAL Tot. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Red Cliffs is $1,083.

There were 454 recorded offences in Red Cliffs in 2025-25, a rate of 86 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was justice procedures (141 offences).

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Red Cliffs Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Red Cliffs Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$674/wk
$35,048 per year
#5918 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$240/wk
$1,040 per month
#6627 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
41years
3 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,083/mo
Avg household size: 2.5 · 0.8 per bedroom

Red Cliffs Demographics

Gender Split

Male 50.6% (2,677) Female 49.4% (2,615)

Population Density

25.6
people per km²
5,294 people · 206.7 km²

Households

2.5
Avg household size
0.8
Persons per bedroom
$1,626
Family income/wk

Red Cliffs Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Red Cliffs Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
49.9% 679 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
50.1% 682 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Red Cliffs Country of Birth

Australia
95.9%
England
1.8%
India
1.1%
Indonesia
0.4%
Croatia
0.2%
Germany
0.2%
Afghanistan
0.2%
China
0.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Red Cliffs Religion

No Religion
51.4%
Catholic
18.1%
Not stated
10.7%
Anglican
9.0%
Uniting Church
5.0%
Christian (other)
2.4%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.8%
Pentecostal
1.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Red Cliffs Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
43.4%
Year 10 or equivalent
26.3%
Year 11 or equivalent
18.3%
Year 9 or equivalent
12.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Red Cliffs Languages Spoken at Home

SAL Tot
19.8%
Italian
18.4%
Other
16.4%
SAL Oth
14.5%
Mandarin
12.6%
IAL Punjabi
8.7%
Vietnamese
5.3%
Gujarati
4.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Red Cliffs Employment

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Employed full-time
35.0% 1,321 people
Employed part-time
20.7% 782 people
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Unemployed
3.7% 140 people
🏠
Not in labour force
40.6% 1,533 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Red Cliffs Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
54.0%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
19.2%
Bachelor Degree
16.5%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
3.7%
Certificate I/II
3.6%
Postgraduate Degree
3.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Red Cliffs Occupation

Technicians & Trade Workers
19.6%
Professionals
17.8%
Managers
14.9%
Community & Personal Service
14.5%
Labourers
11.7%
Clerical & Administrative
9.9%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
6.6%
Sales Workers
5.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Red Cliffs Field of Study

Engineering
16.9%
Management & Commerce
16.0%
Society & Culture
15.2%
Health
10.7%
Architecture & Building
9.3%
Education
9.0%
Agriculture & Environment
8.9%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
8.4%
Natural & Physical Sciences
2.4%
Creative Arts
2.0%
Information Technology
1.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Red Cliffs Dwelling Types

Separate house
93.7%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
6.2%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Red Cliffs Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.5%
$150-$299/wk
1.8%
$300-$399/wk
2.7%
$400-$499/wk
9.0%
$500-$649/wk
5.5%
$650-$799/wk
9.4%
$800-$999/wk
8.9%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.0%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.5%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
7.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.9%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
10.6%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
7.0%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
4.1%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
2.3%
$4,000+/wk
4.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Red Cliffs Marital Status

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Married
45.0% 1,948
↔️
Separated
3.6% 156
📋
Divorced
9.7% 419
🕊️
Widowed
7.0% 303
👤
Never married
34.7% 1,503

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Red Cliffs Ancestry

Australian
33.4%
English
31.6%
Scottish
8.2%
Irish
6.7%
Italian
5.4%
Other
4.8%
German
4.1%
Aboriginal Australianralian
3.3%
Dutch
0.8%
Chinese
0.8%
Greek
0.5%
Indian
0.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Red Cliffs School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
35.0%
Secondary — Government
27.9%
Vocational Education
12.8%
Pre-school
11.0%
Primary — Catholic
7.1%
Secondary — Catholic
3.6%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
1.8%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Red Cliffs Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
9.5% 914
No need for assistance
90.5% 8,746

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Red Cliffs Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
14.4% 564
Not a volunteer
85.6% 3,345

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Red Cliffs Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.5%
$300-$449/mo
3.6%
$450-$599/mo
5.7%
$600-$799/mo
13.4%
$800-$999/mo
13.2%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
30.3%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
14.0%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
8.8%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
2.5%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Red Cliffs How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
77.2%
Did not go to work
9.4%
Car (passenger)
7.8%
Walked only
2.6%
Bus
1.0%
Truck
0.8%
Other
0.7%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.3%
Bicycle
0.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Red Cliffs Car Ownership

0 vehicles
5.7%
1 vehicle
30.6%
2 vehicles
37.0%
3 vehicles
16.6%
4+ vehicles
10.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Red Cliffs Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
4.1%
2 bedrooms
15.7%
3 bedrooms
53.5%
4 bedrooms
22.3%
5 bedrooms
3.9%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Red Cliffs Population Mobility

13.1%
moved in the last year
34.8%
moved in the last 5 years
5.7%
unemployment rate (Census)
55.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Red Cliffs Indigenous Population

4.6%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
448
Indigenous residents
9,288
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Red Cliffs Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
579
Asthma
259
Arthritis
236
Heart disease
172
Diabetes
158
Lung condition
137
Kidney disease
74
Stroke
63
Cancer
61
Dementia
13

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Red Cliffs Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.9%
$1-$149/wk
3.6%
$150-$299/wk
6.7%
$300-$399/wk
5.9%
$400-$499/wk
6.1%
$500-$649/wk
4.6%
$650-$799/wk
12.4%
$800-$999/wk
14.6%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.4%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.3%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.8%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
3.3%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
3.9%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.8%
$3,500+/wk
0.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Red Cliffs Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
39.6%
Couple — no children
28.5%
Couple — no children under 15
16.0%
One parent — children under 15
9.7%
One parent — no children under 15
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Red Cliffs Military Service

🏅
Previously served
2.8% 110
👤
Never served
97.2% 3,816

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Red Cliffs Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
15.2% 590
Did not provide
84.8% 3,297

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Red Cliffs Children Ever Born

No children
26.3%
1 child
10.1%
2 children
29.0%
3 children
20.5%
4 children
10.1%
5+ children
4.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Red Cliffs When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
15
1951–1960
42
1961–1970
60
1971–1980
30
1981–1990
29
1991–2000
26
2001–2010
60
2011–2015
38
2016
21
2017
27
2018
27
2019
54
2020
13
2021
12

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Red Cliffs Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
18.6%
5–14 hours
26.1%
15–29 hours
14.2%
30+ hours
11.7%
Did not do domestic work
29.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Red Cliffs Household Size

1 person
28.2%
2 persons
34.1%
3 persons
14.7%
4 persons
13.2%
5 persons
6.3%
6+ persons
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Red Cliffs Where Residents Moved From

Same address
4,144
Moved from VIC
332
Moved — same area (SA2)
186
Moved from NSW
29
Moved from overseas
18
Moved from SA
12
Moved from NT
7
Moved from QLD
7
Moved from WA
6

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Red Cliffs Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
80.3%
Step family — no other children
10.1%
Blended family — no other children
7.4%
Intact family — other children present
1.7%
Other couple — children only
0.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Red Cliffs Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 454 total

Justice Procedures
141
Theft
115
Assault
73
Property Damage
43
Weapons
27
Break & Enter
24
Drug Offences
16
Fraud
7
Public Order
7
Robbery
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: Crime Statistics Agency Victoria — crimestatistics.vic.gov.au

Red Cliffs Rent Prices & Affordability

19%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,290/wk
Median Rent $240/wk
Rent-to-Income 18.6%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Red Cliffs

≈ $5,590/month
Median rent $240/wk
Left after rent $1,050/wk
Rent share 18.6%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Red Cliffs vs State & National Average

Nearby Suburbs in VIC

Frequently Asked Questions About Red Cliffs

What is the population of Red Cliffs VIC?

The population of Red Cliffs VIC is 5,294 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 25.6 people per km².Red Cliffs is ranked #1,489 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Red Cliffs?

The median personal income in Red Cliffs VIC is $674 per week, or $35,048 per year.The median household income is $1,290 per week.Family income is $1,626 per week.Red Cliffs is ranked #5,918 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Red Cliffs?

Median rent in Red Cliffs VIC is $240 per week ($1,040 per month).Rent represents 18.6% of household income, which is considered affordable.Red Cliffs ranks #6,627 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Red Cliffs?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Red Cliffs VIC is $1,083. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Red Cliffs?

The median age in Red Cliffs VIC is 41 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Red Cliffs a good suburb to live in?

Red Cliffs is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 5,294.The median income is $674/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (18.6% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

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Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22147. All dollar figures in AUD.