192 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 118
- 2021: 192
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kameruka · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A higher proportion of children than usual makes Kameruka a notably young place to live. With a typical resident aged 37, the community is slightly younger than the state and national figures. This youthful tilt is most clear in the high number of families with children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kameruka — higher than 52% of areas.
| Kameruka | 192 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | 16,936 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
Kameruka has 192 residents, which is more than about 54% of similar areas. The typical age here is 37, making the population a little younger than both New South Wales and Australia.
192 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
37 yrs —
Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 24.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the area is much younger than most, as those aged 65 and over are well below the state average at only 13%.
13.0% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
24.5% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Kameruka splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 4.7% of the population, which is a little above the Australian average of 3.2%. Over half of the residents are married, while 10.3% are in a de facto relationship, a figure slightly below the national average.
4.7% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kameruka, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kameruka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12062/kameruka/topic/demographics-identity