602 ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 576
- 2016: 560
- 2021: 602
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kangaroo Point · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kangaroo Point
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults are the most prominent group in Kangaroo Point, where the typical resident is 46 years old. This makes the area far older than the national figure. With 602 people living here, the community is larger than about 69% of similar areas.
602
▲ +4.5%
- 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 Kangaroo Point — higher than 67% of areas.
| Kangaroo Point | 602 |
|---|---|
| 2224, NSW | 14,559 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Residents here are noticeably older than those in New South Wales, and the typical age is 8 years higher than the Australian average.
46 yrs ▲ +4.5%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 22.9% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This contributes to the older age profile, while children under 15 account for 16.1% of the area.
22.9% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 22.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.1% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kangaroo Point splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (23%), with Young adults (25–44) at 18%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are common at 65%, while people in de facto relationships are well below the state and national figures at just 2.7%. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, which is much lower than most areas.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
2.7% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kangaroo Point, Married is the majority at 65%; Never married is next at 27%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Kangaroo Point
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kangaroo Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12068/kangaroo-point/topic/demographics-identity