812 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 750
- 2016: 745
- 2021: 812
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Killcare Heights · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Killcare Heights
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A far older population than the national average defines Killcare Heights, where the typical resident is now 50. This reflects a community with a high proportion of seniors, with nearly 30% of people aged 65 and over.
812
▲ +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 Killcare Heights — higher than 72% of areas.
| Killcare Heights | 812 |
|---|---|
| 2257, NSW | 30,403 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 812 people, making it larger than about 72% of similar areas. Residents here are far older than the state and national figures, with a typical age of 50.
50 yrs ▲ +2.0%
Older than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 47 yrs
- 2021: 50 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 29.1% of the area, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. Children under 15 account for 18.8%, a rate about the same as the rest of Australia.
29.1% ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.8% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Killcare Heights splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Children (0–14) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Most residents are married at 60.3%, while those in de facto relationships sit at 10.5%, which is a little below the national figure. People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent make up 0.4% of the population, well below the New South Wales average.
0.4% ▼ -69.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% ▲ +38.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Killcare Heights, Married is the majority at 60%; Never married is next at 23%.
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 Killcare Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12142/killcare-heights/topic/demographics-identity