1,761 ▲ +171.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 649
- 2016: 1,089
- 2021: 1,761
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kew · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kew
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Kew is one of the oldest areas of its kind, with a typical resident aged 63. This makes the community far older than the national figure, which is 38. The population of ,1761 people is larger than about 79% of similar areas.
1,761
▲ +171.3%
- 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 Kew — higher than 77% of areas.
| Kew | 1,761 |
|---|---|
| 2439, NSW | 4,031 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living in Kew is 63 years old, making the area far older than both New South Wales and Australia.
63 yrs ▲ +31.3%
Older than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 63 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Almost half the population (46.6%) is aged 65 or over, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 make up only 12% of the area, a rate well below the state and national averages.
46.6% ▲ +138.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.0% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kew, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 46%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (22%) and Young adults (25–44) (12%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A little more than 5% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most people here are married (60.6%), while those in de facto relationships make up 10.2% of the population.
5.5% ▲ +136.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.2% ▲ +39.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kew, Married is the majority at 61%; Never married is next at 17%.
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 Kew [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12117/kew/topic/demographics-identity