10,745 ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9,719
- 2016: 10,812
- 2021: 10,745
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kensington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kensington is 35, making the area noticeably younger than both Victoria and Australia. This shift is driven by a large population of young adults and a much smaller proportion of seniors than seen across the state.
10,745
▲ +10.6%
- 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 Kensington — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kensington is among the largest areas at this level with 10,745 people. Residents are generally younger than the national figure, with a typical age of 35.
35 yrs ▲ +9.4%
Younger than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 33 yrs
- 2021: 35 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 43.6% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 (14.5%) and seniors over 65 (10.0%) are both well below the state and national figures.
10.0% ▲ +43.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.5% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kensington, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 44%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (21%) and Children (0–14) (15%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 20.5%, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. Around 0.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.6% ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.5% ▲ +11.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kensington, Never married is the majority at 54%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21327/kensington/topic/demographics-identity