9,857 ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10,307
- 2016: 9,995
- 2021: 9,857
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Keilor Downs · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Keilor Downs
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than 22% of residents are seniors, making Keilor Downs a place with a much older population than most similar areas. It is one of the largest communities at this level, with 9,857 people living here.
9,857
▼ -4.4%
- 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 Downs — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 43, which is noticeably older than the typical person in Victoria or Australia, where the age is 38.
43 yrs ▲ +10.3%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 41 yrs
- 2021: 43 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
This area has fewer children than the national figure, with only 15.3% under 15. This is consistent with the high number of people aged 65 and over, who make up 22.2% of the population.
22.2% ▲ +81.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.3% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.2%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Keilor Downs splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (24%), with Seniors (65+) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Over half of the population is married, while the proportion of people in de facto relationships is 5.8%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%.
0.6% ▲ +29.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
5.8% ▲ +43.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Keilor Downs, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 32%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Keilor Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21315/keilor-downs/topic/demographics-identity