12,881 ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11,516
- 2016: 12,446
- 2021: 12,881
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kingsgrove · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kingsgrove
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A growing population of 12,881 people now lives in Kingsgrove, where residents are generally older than the national average. The area is largely defined by a high proportion of married couples and a typical resident age of 42.
12,881
▲ +11.9%
- 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 Kingsgrove — higher than 88% of areas.
| Kingsgrove | 12,881 |
|---|---|
| 2208, NSW | 12,881 |
| New South Wales | 8,072,163 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kingsgrove is among the largest areas of its kind with 12,881 residents. The typical person living here is 42, which is noticeably older than the New South Wales figure of 39 and the Australian figure of 38.
42 yrs ▲ +5.0%
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 18% of the population, which is about the same as the national average. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 19.7% of the area, a little above the 17.2% seen across Australia.
19.7% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
18.0% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kingsgrove splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Seniors (65+) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 51.9% of the area, while those in de facto relationships are at 5.4%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 0.8% of the population, a little below the 3.2% national average.
0.8% ▲ +59.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.4% ▲ +58.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kingsgrove, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 32%.
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 Kingsgrove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12166/kingsgrove/topic/demographics-identity