726 ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 694
- 2016: 740
- 2021: 726
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kentlyn · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kentlyn
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kentlyn is 43, making the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. This is a small community of 726 people where nearly a quarter of the population are seniors.
726
▲ +4.6%
- 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 Kentlyn — higher than 71% of areas.
| Kentlyn | 726 |
|---|---|
| 2560, NSW | 82,543 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kentlyn is larger than about 71% of similar areas, with a population of 726 people.
43 yrs ▼ -6.5%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 22.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 make up 16.4%, slightly below the state and national averages.
22.3% ▲ +12.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 23.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.4% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kentlyn splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Seniors (65+) (22%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Almost half of the community is married, while those in de facto relationships at 4.2% are well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 2.1% of the population.
2.1% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
4.2% ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kentlyn, the largest group is Married at 49%, followed by Never married (35%) and Divorced (7%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kentlyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12109/kentlyn/topic/demographics-identity