8,355 ▲ +30.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,392
- 2016: 7,464
- 2021: 8,355
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kingscliff · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kingscliff
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 8,355 people living in Kingscliff are married, making it one of the largest residential areas in its group. The town has a notably older population, with the typical resident being 47 years old. This is far older than the national figure of 38.
8,355
▲ +30.7%
- 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 Kingscliff — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kingscliff | 8,355 |
|---|---|
| 2487, NSW | 15,090 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47, which is far older than the typical resident across New South Wales and Australia. With 8,355 people, it is among the largest areas of its kind.
47 yrs ▲ +2.2%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 47 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 25.5% of the population, which is well above the national figure. This contributes to an older age structure, while the proportion of children is about the same as the rest of the state.
25.5% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 25.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
17.5% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kingscliff splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (26%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.1% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are a little more common here than in New South Wales, at 12%.
4.1% ▲ +12.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.0% ▲ +34.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kingscliff, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (28%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Kingscliff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12162/kingscliff/topic/demographics-identity