1,350 ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,261
- 2016: 1,249
- 2021: 1,350
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kalimna · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kalimna
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A gap of 16 years separates the typical resident in Kalimna from the national average, making it a far older area than most. With 1,350 people living here, the community is notably aged, with seniors making up a very large portion of the population.
1,350
▲ +7.1%
- 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 Kalimna — higher than 75% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 54, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian. This population size is larger than about 77% of similar areas.
54 yrs ▲ +10.2%
Older than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49 yrs
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 54 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 34.9% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the number of children under 15 is well below the state average at 13.1%.
34.9% ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 32.3%
- 2021: 34.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.1% ▼ -24.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kalimna, the largest group is Seniors (65+) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About half of the residents are married, while 1.7% are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the Victorian average. De facto relationships are less common here than in most similar areas, at 10.8%.
1.7% ▲ +95.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.8% ▲ +37.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kalimna, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 26%.
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 Kalimna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21282/kalimna/topic/demographics-identity