Rhyll VIC — Suburb Profile

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

The population of Rhyll VIC is 836 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Rhyll is $714 per week ($37,128 per year). Median rent in Rhyll is $320 per week ($1,387 per month). Rhyll has a median age of 60 years, older than the national median of 38. Rhyll has a population density of 48.0 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Rhyll is England. The most common religion is No Religion (45% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Italian. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rhyll is $1,606.

There were 24 recorded offences in Rhyll in 2025-25, a rate of 29 offences per 1,000 people. The most common offence category was justice procedures (9 offences).

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Rhyll Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Rhyll Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$714/wk
$37,128 per year
#5225 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$320/wk
$1,387 per month
#4051 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
60years
22 years older than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$1,606/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.6 per bedroom

Rhyll Demographics

Gender Split

Male 51.1% (426) Female 48.9% (408)

Population Density

48.0
people per km²
836 people · 17.4 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.6
Persons per bedroom
$1,577
Family income/wk

Rhyll 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)

Rhyll Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
69.5% 194 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
30.5% 85 dwellings

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

Rhyll Country of Birth

Australia
87.9%
England
12.1%

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

Rhyll Religion

No Religion
45.3%
Catholic
16.3%
Anglican
14.6%
Not stated
12.3%
Uniting Church
6.0%
Baptist
2.6%
Christian (other)
1.5%
Christinty Prsbytrin Refrmd
1.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Rhyll Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
52.2%
Year 11 or equivalent
21.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
20.1%
Year 9 or equivalent
6.4%

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

Rhyll Languages Spoken at Home

Italian
100.0%

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

Rhyll Employment

💼
Employed full-time
24.1% 154 people
Employed part-time
22.1% 141 people
🔍
Unemployed
0.6% 4 people
🏠
Not in labour force
53.2% 340 people

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

Rhyll Qualifications

Certificate III/IV
35.4%
Bachelor Degree
23.8%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
21.1%
Postgraduate Degree
9.7%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
8.3%
Certificate I/II
1.7%

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

Rhyll Occupation

Managers
25.1%
Professionals
20.5%
Technicians & Trade Workers
16.4%
Clerical & Administrative
12.3%
Labourers
8.2%
Community & Personal Service
7.8%
Sales Workers
6.8%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.7%

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

Rhyll Field of Study

Management & Commerce
21.6%
Society & Culture
14.2%
Architecture & Building
12.4%
Education
11.0%
Engineering
11.0%
Health
11.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
5.5%
Agriculture & Environment
5.5%
Creative Arts
4.6%
Natural & Physical Sciences
1.8%
Information Technology
1.4%

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

Rhyll Dwelling Types

Separate house
99.1%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Rhyll Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.9%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
2.5%
$400-$499/wk
9.8%
$500-$649/wk
5.0%
$650-$799/wk
9.5%
$800-$999/wk
8.5%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.8%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
9.1%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
5.0%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.4%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
8.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
5.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.5%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.5%
$4,000+/wk
9.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Rhyll Marital Status

👤
Never married
19.4% 147
💍
Married
59.4% 449
↔️
Separated
3.8% 29
📋
Divorced
11.5% 87
🕊️
Widowed
5.8% 44

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Rhyll Ancestry

English
34.0%
Australian
26.9%
Scottish
13.0%
Irish
10.2%
Other
4.0%
German
3.8%
Italian
3.6%
Dutch
1.8%
Hungarian
0.9%
Welsh
0.8%
New Zealander
0.7%
Chinese
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Rhyll School & University Attendance

Secondary — Other Non-Govt
21.1%
Secondary — Government
20.0%
Primary — Government
18.9%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
15.8%
Vocational Education
13.7%
Pre-school
5.3%
Primary — Catholic
5.3%

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

Rhyll Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
5.7% 86
No need for assistance
94.3% 1,411

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

Rhyll Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
24.3% 164
Not a volunteer
75.7% 511

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Rhyll Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
8.4%
$300-$449/mo
3.6%
$450-$599/mo
3.6%
$600-$799/mo
7.2%
$800-$999/mo
4.8%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
18.1%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
10.8%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
18.1%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
16.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
8.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Rhyll How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
70.0%
Did not go to work
18.1%
Walked only
5.0%
Train
2.3%
Car (passenger)
1.9%
Other
1.5%
Bicycle
1.2%

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

Rhyll Car Ownership

0 vehicles
2.8%
1 vehicle
31.4%
2 vehicles
44.0%
3 vehicles
14.5%
4+ vehicles
7.4%

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

Rhyll Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
1.6%
2 bedrooms
11.3%
3 bedrooms
50.8%
4 bedrooms
28.8%
5 bedrooms
6.3%
6+ bedrooms
1.3%

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

Rhyll Population Mobility

11.4%
moved in the last year
44.7%
moved in the last 5 years
1.8%
unemployment rate (Census)
44.7%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Rhyll Indigenous Population

0.0%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
0
Indigenous residents
1,519
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Rhyll Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
81
Arthritis
57
Diabetes
34
Heart disease
32
Asthma
31
Lung condition
28
Cancer
17
Stroke
13
Kidney disease
4

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

Rhyll Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
8.1%
$1-$149/wk
5.8%
$150-$299/wk
6.3%
$300-$399/wk
5.1%
$400-$499/wk
6.0%
$500-$649/wk
4.9%
$650-$799/wk
11.4%
$800-$999/wk
12.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
13.9%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
4.9%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.3%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
2.4%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
6.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
0.9%
$3,500+/wk
4.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Rhyll Family Structure

Couple — no children
54.0%
Couple — children under 15
25.4%
Couple — no children under 15
13.1%
One parent — no children under 15
4.2%
One parent — children under 15
3.4%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Rhyll Military Service

🏅
Previously served
3.5% 24
👤
Never served
96.5% 655

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Rhyll Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
17.3% 117
Did not provide
82.7% 559

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Rhyll Children Ever Born

No children
22.1%
1 child
13.0%
2 children
38.4%
3 children
16.0%
4 children
9.4%
5+ children
1.0%

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

Rhyll When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
4
1951–1960
21
1961–1970
33
1971–1980
24
1981–1990
15
1991–2000
15
2001–2010
13
2011–2015
8
2019
3

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

Rhyll Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
16.5%
5–14 hours
34.8%
15–29 hours
17.7%
30+ hours
11.4%
Did not do domestic work
19.6%

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

Rhyll Household Size

1 person
28.4%
2 persons
48.8%
3 persons
9.9%
4 persons
8.4%
5 persons
3.6%
6+ persons
0.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Rhyll Where Residents Moved From

Same address
663
Moved from VIC
40
Moved — same area (SA2)
34
Moved from NSW
3

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

Rhyll Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
88.5%
Step family — no other children
11.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Rhyll Crime Statistics

Reported offences in 2025-25 — 24 total

Justice Procedures
9
Assault
6
Theft
4
Drug Offences
2
Property Damage
1
Break & Enter
1
Public Order
1

Offence trend by year:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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

Rhyll Schools

1
schools nearby
0
government
1083
avg ICSEA score
916
total students
Newhaven College Independent
Combined · Prep-12 · 916 students
1083
ICSEA

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Rhyll Rent Prices & Affordability

26%
of income
Moderate
Household Income $1,254/wk
Median Rent $320/wk
Rent-to-Income 25.5%

Rent is between 25–35% of household income — moderate housing costs.

If you earn X in Rhyll

≈ $5,434/month
Median rent $320/wk
Left after rent $934/wk
Rent share 25.5%

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Frequently Asked Questions About Rhyll

What is the population of Rhyll VIC?

The population of Rhyll VIC is 836 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 48.0 people per km².Rhyll is ranked #4,232 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Rhyll?

The median personal income in Rhyll VIC is $714 per week, or $37,128 per year.The median household income is $1,254 per week.Family income is $1,577 per week.Rhyll is ranked #5,225 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Rhyll?

Median rent in Rhyll VIC is $320 per week ($1,387 per month).Rent represents 25.5% of household income, which is considered moderate.Rhyll ranks #4,051 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Rhyll?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Rhyll VIC is $1,606. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Rhyll?

The median age in Rhyll VIC is 60 years.This is older than the national median age of 38 years.

Is Rhyll a good suburb to live in?

Rhyll is a suburb in Victoria with a population of 836.The median income is $714/wk, which is below the VIC average of $779/wk.Rent affordability is rated as moderate (25.5% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 22164. All dollar figures in AUD.