Kameruka · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Kameruka

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.

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Where Kameruka sits — Total population

192 —
  • 1–1: 689 areas
  • 1–2: 0 areas
  • 2–3: 119 areas
  • 3–5: 108 areas
  • 5–7: 243 areas
  • 7–11: 241 areas
  • 11–16: 514 areas
  • 16–24: 579 areas
  • 24–36: 898 areas
  • 36–53: 1059 areas
  • 53–79: 1168 areas
  • 79–117: 1203 areas
  • 117–174: 1171 areas
  • 174–258: 1010 areas
  • 258–384: 856 areas
  • 384–571: 670 areas
  • 571–850: 616 areas
  • 850–1,263: 567 areas
  • 1,263–1,879: 520 areas
  • 1,879–2,794: 590 areas
  • 2,794–4,154: 679 areas
  • 4,154–6,177: 585 areas
  • 6,177–9,186: 528 areas
  • 9,186–13,659: 405 areas
  • 13,659–20,311: 195 areas
  • 20,311–30,202: 96 areas
  • 30,202–44,910: 33 areas
  • 44,910–66,781: 10 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kameruka — higher than 52% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Kameruka192
2550, NSW 16,936
New South Wales 8,072,163
Australia 25,422,788

Population

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.

  • 2016: 118
  • 2021: 192

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

37 yrs —

Younger than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43 yrs
  • 2021: 37 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 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.

  • 2016: 9.3%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

24.5% —

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.3%
  • 2021: 24.5%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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Kameruka splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Children (0–14) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 24%.

Identity & relationships

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.

10.3% —

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 10.3%

Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).

Marital status

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In Kameruka, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 32%.

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 4 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 4 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 4 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 10 males; 65–69: 3 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 6 males; 60–64: 7 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 3 males; 55–59: 8 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 5 males; 50–54: 6 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 6 males; 45–49: 4 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 3 males; 40–44: 7 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 12 males; 35–39: 10 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 4 males; 30–34: 8 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 3 males; 25–29: 7 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 6 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 4 males; 15–19: 8 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 4 males; 10–14: 5 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 8 males; 5–9: 16 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 7 males; 0–4: 5 females

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 Kameruka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12062/kameruka/topic/demographics-identity