86 —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 73
- 2021: 86
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kerrisdale · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kerrisdale
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kerrisdale is 59 years old, making this a far older population than both the state and national figures. With only 86 people living here, the area is sparsely populated and is largely made up of older adults and seniors.
86
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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 Kerrisdale — lower than 62% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 59 is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 21 years above the national and state typical age of 38.
59 yrs —
Older than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54 yrs
- 2021: 59 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 36% of the population, which is far above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why children under 15 are so rare here, at just 3.5%.
36.0% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.5%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
3.5% —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kerrisdale splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (37%) and Seniors (65+) (34%), with Young adults (25–44) at 14%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 19.1% of residents, which is well above the national figure of 11.5%. No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live in the area.
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.
19.1% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kerrisdale, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (15%).
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 Kerrisdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21334/kerrisdale/topic/demographics-identity