1,037 ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1,088
- 2016: 1,061
- 2021: 1,037
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kimba · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Kimba
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high number of children and seniors shape daily life in Kimba, where the typical resident is 42. The area's population has shrunk by 4.7% since 2011, now totalling 1,037 people.
1,037
▼ -4.7%
- 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 Kimba — lower than 86% of areas.
| Kimba | 1,037 |
|---|---|
| Rest of SA | 390,843 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38. However, this age has fallen by 3 years since 2011.
42 yrs ▼ -6.7%
Older than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 21.1% of the population, which is well above the South Australian figure. Seniors aged 65 and over are also common at 22.1%, a figure that is well above the national average.
22.1% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 20.4%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 23.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kimba splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most people are married (63.0%), while those in de facto relationships make up 8.1%, which is well below the national figure. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people account for 1.3% of the population, which is much lower than most similar areas.
1.3% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.1% ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kimba, Married is the majority at 62%; Never married is next at 22%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA43220/kimba/topic/demographics-identity