4,194 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,873
- 2016: 4,099
- 2021: 4,194
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kanwal · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kanwal
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Noticeably older residents define Kanwal, where the typical person is 45, which is seven years older than the national figure. This is a larger area than 88% of similar places, with a population of 4,194 people.
4,194
▲ +8.3%
- 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 Kanwal — higher than 86% of areas.
| Kanwal | 4,194 |
|---|---|
| 2259, NSW | 66,236 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 45, making the area noticeably older than both New South Wales and Australia.
45 yrs ▲ +7.1%
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 45 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 27.8% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This high number of older residents helps explain why the typical age is higher than in most other areas.
27.8% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kanwal, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 28%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 7.2% of the population, which is well above the 3.2% national figure. Around 38.2% of residents are married, while 12% are in a de facto relationship.
7.2% ▲ +33.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Kanwal splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (35%), with Widowed at 12%.
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 Kanwal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12075/kanwal/topic/demographics-identity