891 ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,061
- 2016: 803
- 2021: 891
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kaniva · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kaniva
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kaniva is far older than most Australians, with a usual age of 51. This makes the area much older than both the state and national averages. With 891 people, the community is larger than about 73% of similar areas.
891
▼ -16.0%
- 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 Kaniva — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The usual age of a resident here is 51, which is 13 years older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia. This makes Kaniva far older than most other areas.
51 yrs ▲ +13.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45 yrs
- 2016: 49 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 29.2% of the population, a figure far above the national average. This high number of older residents is reflected in a smaller proportion of children under 15, who make up 15.5% of the area.
29.2% ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.8%
- 2016: 27.1%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.5% ▼ -22.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kaniva splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 19%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Half of the population is married, while 11.2% are widowed. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.0%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
0.8% ▲ +178.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.0% ▲ +53.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kaniva, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (28%) and Widowed (11%).
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 Kaniva [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21295/kaniva/topic/demographics-identity