30,018 ▲ +51.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19,885
- 2016: 25,785
- 2021: 30,018
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Keysborough · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Keysborough
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A much younger population than most similar areas defines Keysborough, where the typical resident is just 36. With over 30,000 people, it is one of the largest communities in its category and has a notably high proportion of children.
30,018
▲ +51.0%
- 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 Keysborough — higher than 92% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Keysborough is among the largest areas of its kind with 30,018 residents. The typical person here is 36, making the area a little younger than both Victoria and Australia.
36 yrs ▼ -2.7%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37 yrs
- 2016: 35 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the national figure. This helps explain why the area is younger than most, while those aged 65 and over are well below the national average at 14.1%.
14.1% ▲ +18.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Keysborough, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 30%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Children (0–14) (20%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Marriage is common here at 54.3%, though the proportion of people in de facto relationships is 6.0%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Only 0.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
0.2% ▲ +17.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
6.0% ▲ +36.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Keysborough, Married is the majority at 54%; 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Keysborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21339/keysborough/topic/demographics-identity