40,082 ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 33,893
- 2016: 35,853
- 2021: 40,082
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kingborough · Council (LGA)
Demographics & Identity in Kingborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of all residents in Kingborough are married, marking it as a community with a strong presence of couples. The population has grown significantly, adding about 6,189 people since 2011 to reach a total of 40,082. While the typical resident is slightly younger than the state average, they are noticeably older than the national figure.
40,082
▲ +18.3%
- 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 Kingborough — higher than 72% of areas.
| Kingborough | 40,082 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Tas. | 309,087 |
| Tasmania | 557,571 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population in Kingborough grew 18% since 2011, making it larger than about 73% of similar areas. The typical resident is now 41, which is one year older than in 2011.
41 yrs ▲ +2.5%
Younger than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 20.4% of the area, a figure well above the national average. This group has grown by 5.2 percentage points since 2011, while the proportion of children under 15 fell by 2.8 points over the same period.
20.4% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.9% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kingborough splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4% of people identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the national figure. De facto relationships rose to 12.9% since 2011, a rate slightly above the Australian average.
4.0% ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kingborough, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Kingborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA63610/kingborough/topic/demographics-identity