184 ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 262
- 2016: 121
- 2021: 184
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kanimbla · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines daily life in Kanimbla, where the typical resident is 54. This small community of 184 people is shaped by a high number of seniors and very few children.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kanimbla — higher than 52% of areas.
| Kanimbla | 184 |
|---|---|
| 2790, NSW | 15,452 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Kanimbla is 54, which is far older than the New South Wales figure of 39. This makes the area much older than most similar places.
184 ▼ -29.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
54 yrs ▲ +12.5%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25% of the population, well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so few here, at just 7.1%, which is far below the state average.
25.0% ▲ +21.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
7.1% ▼ -59.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kanimbla, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 35%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national average of 3.2%. Most residents are married, accounting for 55.3% of the community.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.7% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kanimbla, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kanimbla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12073/kanimbla/topic/demographics-identity