94 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 94
- 2021: 94
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kariah · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kariah
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A total of 94 people live in Kariah, where the typical resident is now 45. This makes the area noticeably older than both the state and national figures. The population is small, ranking as smaller than about 59% of similar areas.
94
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- 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 Kariah — lower than 60% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of residents here is 45, which is 7 years older than the usual age for people in Victoria and across Australia.
45 yrs —
Older than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 53 yrs
- 2021: 45 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Families with children are common, as 20.2% of residents are under 15, which is a little above the national figure. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 21.3% of the population, a figure well above that of the state.
21.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.4%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
20.2% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 20.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kariah splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (24%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Children (0–14) at 23%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 51.3% of residents are married, while 25.6% have never been married. Those in de facto relationships make up 10.5%, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.5% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kariah, Married is the majority at 55%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Kariah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21302/kariah/topic/demographics-identity