122,693 ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 108,971
- 2016: 116,817
- 2021: 122,693
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kingston · Sub-region (SA3)
Demographics & Identity in Kingston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kingston is now 41, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figure. The population has grown 13% since 2011 to reach 122,693 people. This growth is happening alongside a shifting age profile where the proportion of seniors is on the rise.
122,693
▲ +12.6%
- 1–2: 3 areas
- 2–2: 0 areas
- 2–4: 0 areas
- 4–6: 0 areas
- 6–9: 2 areas
- 9–15: 2 areas
- 15–23: 1 area
- 23–37: 0 areas
- 37–57: 1 area
- 57–90: 0 areas
- 90–141: 1 area
- 141–221: 1 area
- 221–347: 1 area
- 347–545: 2 areas
- 545–854: 3 areas
- 854–1,340: 0 areas
- 1,340–2,101: 3 areas
- 2,101–3,296: 1 area
- 3,296–5,169: 2 areas
- 5,169–8,107: 3 areas
- 8,107–12,714: 7 areas
- 12,714–19,940: 16 areas
- 19,940–31,273: 30 areas
- 31,273–49,048: 61 areas
- 49,048–76,924: 90 areas
- 76,924–120,643: 70 areas
- 120,643–189,211: 46 areas
- 189,211–296,748: 12 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Kingston — higher than 84% of areas.
| Kingston | 122,693 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | 4,917,750 |
| Victoria | 6,503,491 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kingston has grown by about 13,722 people since 2011. The typical resident is 41, which is three years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
41 yrs ▲ +5.1%
Older than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 41 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
While children under 15 make up 17.7% of the population—about the same as the national figure—the number of people aged 65 and over has risen to 18.0%. Older adults aged 45 to 64 are the largest age group at 27.3%.
18.0% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.7% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (27%), with Seniors (65+) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Just 0.5% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much lower than most similar areas. Nearly half the population is married, while those in de facto relationships make up 11.8%, a figure that has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
0.5% ▲ +77.4%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
11.8% ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (35%) 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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20803/kingston/topic/demographics-identity