23,074 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19,986
- 2016: 21,464
- 2021: 23,074
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kiama · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Kiama
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kiama is far older than the national figure, with the usual age being 48. This reflects a community that has grown older over time, adding about 3,088 people since 2011 to reach a total population of 23,074.
23,074
▲ +15.5%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 0 areas
- 4–7: 0 areas
- 7–12: 2 areas
- 12–20: 1 area
- 20–33: 0 areas
- 33–55: 1 area
- 55–91: 0 areas
- 91–150: 5 areas
- 150–248: 3 areas
- 248–409: 13 areas
- 409–675: 22 areas
- 675–1,115: 38 areas
- 1,115–1,840: 37 areas
- 1,840–3,038: 30 areas
- 3,038–5,014: 40 areas
- 5,014–8,276: 49 areas
- 8,276–13,661: 54 areas
- 13,661–22,550: 57 areas
- 22,550–37,223: 43 areas
- 37,223–61,442: 49 areas
- 61,442–101,420: 39 areas
- 101,420–167,409: 37 areas
- 167,409–276,336: 31 areas
- 276,336–456,137: 8 areas
- 456,137–752,926: 2 areas
- 752,926–1,242,825: 1 area
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Kiama — higher than 61% of areas.
| Kiama | 23,074 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | 2,829,637 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population has grown 15% since 2011. This growth has been accompanied by a shift in age, as the typical resident is now 3 years older than they were in 2011.
48 yrs ▲ +6.7%
Older than 79% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 48 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 27.6% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 16.5% of the area, a figure slightly below the state average.
27.6% ▲ +34.3%
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.5% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kiama splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (28%) and Older adults (45–64) (27%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.3% of the population, which is a little below the state average. Most residents are married (56.4%), while those in de facto relationships (10.4%) are much fewer than in most other areas.
2.3% ▲ +62.3%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.4% ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kiama, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 26%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kiama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14400/kiama/topic/demographics-identity