5,906 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5,759
- 2016: 5,853
- 2021: 5,906
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Keilor · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Keilor
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident of Keilor is far older than the average person in Victoria or Australia, with a typical age of 46. This gap is driven by a large senior population, making the area significantly older than most other similar places.
5,906
▲ +2.6%
- 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 Keilor — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Keilor has 5,906 residents, which is larger than about 91% of areas at this level. The typical resident is 46, making the population far older than the national and state figures of 38.
46 yrs ▲ +7.0%
Older than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 44 yrs
- 2021: 46 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 24.0% of the population, which is well above the 17.2% national figure. Meanwhile, children under 15 account for 16.0%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
24.0% ▲ +38.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 21.1%
- 2021: 24.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.0% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Keilor splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married people make up 55.7% of the area, while those in de facto relationships at 6.1% are well below the national figure of 11.5%. Just 0.4% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is lower than most areas.
0.4% ▲ +21.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.1% ▲ +47.1%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Keilor, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Keilor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21314/keilor/topic/demographics-identity