101 ▼ -57.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 240
- 2016: 142
- 2021: 101
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kiah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kiah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older than the state or national average, Kiah is a small community where the typical resident is 53. This age gap is a defining feature of the area, alongside a strong presence of seniors and a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
101
▼ -57.9%
- 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 Kiah — lower than 59% of areas.
| Kiah | 101 |
|---|---|
| 2551, NSW | 3,718 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kiah has a total population of 101 people, which is smaller than about 58% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the national figure, with a typical age of 53.
53 yrs ▼ -5.4%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56 yrs
- 2016: 55 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors make up 26.7% of the population, a figure well above the 17.2% national average. Interestingly, children under 15 are also common at 20.8%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure.
26.7% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.8% ▲ +178.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kiah, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 32%, followed by Seniors (65+) (25%) and Young adults (25–44) (21%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 10.9% of the community, well above the 3.2% national average. De facto relationships are also very common at 24.4%, which is far above the 11.5% figure for Australia.
10.9% ▲ +341.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
24.4% ▲ +87.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kiah, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (38%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Kiah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12123/kiah/topic/demographics-identity