6,485 ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6,451
- 2016: 6,385
- 2021: 6,485
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kariong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Demographics & Identity in Kariong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Younger families shape the daily life of Kariong, where children under 15 make up 21.9% of the population. The typical resident is 36, making the area noticeably younger than the state and national averages. This child-friendly profile is reinforced by a very low proportion of seniors compared to other Australian suburbs.
6,485
▲ +0.5%
- 1–1: 40 areas
- 1–2: 0 areas
- 2–3: 0 areas
- 3–4: 12 areas
- 4–6: 6 areas
- 6–9: 9 areas
- 9–13: 10 areas
- 13–19: 7 areas
- 19–27: 17 areas
- 27–39: 6 areas
- 39–56: 5 areas
- 56–81: 4 areas
- 81–116: 1 area
- 116–168: 5 areas
- 168–242: 3 areas
- 242–349: 4 areas
- 349–503: 2 areas
- 503–725: 9 areas
- 725–1,045: 3 areas
- 1,045–1,506: 5 areas
- 1,506–2,171: 31 areas
- 2,171–3,130: 83 areas
- 3,130–4,513: 217 areas
- 4,513–6,507: 318 areas
- 6,507–9,382: 402 areas
- 9,382–13,526: 546 areas
- 13,526–19,501: 496 areas
- 19,501–28,116: 231 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Kariong — lower than 68% of areas.
| Kariong | 6,485 |
|---|---|
| 2250, NSW | 71,168 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population of 6,485 people has barely changed since 2011. While the typical age is 36, this is 3 years older than it was in 2011.
36 yrs ▲ +9.1%
Younger than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 33 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 are well above the national figure at 21.9%, though this is 3.4 percentage points lower than in 2011. This contrasts with people aged 65 and over, who make up only 10.4% of the area, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
10.4% ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.9% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kariong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (26%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.2% of the population, which is higher than most similar areas. In terms of relationships, 12.1% of residents are in a de facto partnership, a figure that rose 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
4.2% ▲ +51.7%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.1% ▲ +41.2%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kariong, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Kariong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011033/kariong/topic/demographics-identity