856 ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 844
- 2016: 879
- 2021: 856
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kangaroo Valley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kangaroo Valley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kangaroo Valley is far older than those in most other similar areas. This is an adult-heavy community of 856 people where the usual age is 54, which is 16 years older than the national figure.
856
▲ +1.4%
- 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 Valley — higher than 72% of areas.
| Kangaroo Valley | 856 |
|---|---|
| 2577, NSW | 16,724 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 856, making it larger than about 73% of areas at this level.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 52 yrs
- 2021: 54 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
An older population defines the area, with seniors aged 65 and over making up 26.1% of residents—well above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the state and national average at 14.3%.
26.1% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.3% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kangaroo Valley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Relationships in Kangaroo Valley are more likely to be de facto than in most areas, at 14.4%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 10.6%. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 1.2% of the population, a little below the national average.
1.2% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.4% ▲ +18.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kangaroo Valley, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Kangaroo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12069/kangaroo-valley/topic/demographics-identity