161 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 141
- 2021: 161
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kalimna West · Suburb / Locality
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Kalimna West, where the typical resident is 57. This makes the area far older than both the state and national typical age of 38.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kalimna West — lower than 51% of areas.
How many people, and the typical age.
The population is 161 people, which is larger than about half of similar areas.
161 —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
57 yrs —
Older than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 29.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why children under 15 are far less common here at only 8.1%.
29.2% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.1% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kalimna West, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Seniors (65+) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 4.3% of residents are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well above the Victorian figure. De facto relationships are also more common here than in most other areas, at 15%.
4.3% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.0% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kalimna West, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kalimna West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21283/kalimna-west/topic/demographics-identity