10,039 ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7,725
- 2016: 8,968
- 2021: 10,039
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kelso · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kelso
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly 46% of people in Kelso are married, making this the most common relationship status in a community of over 10,000 people. It is a noticeably young area where the typical resident is just 36, well below the national figure of 38.
10,039
▲ +30.0%
- 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 Kelso — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kelso | 10,039 |
|---|---|
| 2795, NSW | 45,077 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kelso is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, with a total population of 10,039. Residents here are typically 36 years old, which is noticeably younger than the New South Wales average of 39.
36 yrs ▲ +5.9%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
The area has a high proportion of children under 15, at 22.4%, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. This helps explain why the general population is younger, while the own share of seniors is about the same as the state average.
16.7% ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.4% ▼ -9.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 22.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kelso splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (25%) and Older adults (45–64) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 8.9% of the population, a figure well above the 3.2% national average. Additionally, those in de facto relationships are a little more common here than in the rest of the country.
8.9% ▲ +49.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
13.4% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kelso, the largest group is Married at 46%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (8%).
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 Kelso [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12098/kelso/topic/demographics-identity