450 ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 353
- 2016: 417
- 2021: 450
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kilmore East · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kilmore East
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than a third of people in Kilmore East are older adults aged 45 to 64, making it an older area overall. The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This community of 450 people is larger than about 66% of similar areas.
450
▲ +27.5%
- 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 Kilmore East — higher than 63% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 47 years old, which is far older than the 38 year old average across Victoria and Australia.
47 yrs ▲ +11.9%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
While older adults dominate the population, children under 15 make up 19.1% of residents, which is higher than most similar areas. Seniors aged 65 and over account for 18.4%, a little above the state figure.
18.4% ▲ +86.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kilmore East, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 34%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Young adults (25–44) (19%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.3%, which is well above the national figure. About 0.7% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a little below the Australian average.
0.7% ▲ —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▲ +74.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kilmore East, Married is the majority at 50%; Never married is next at 30%.
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 Kilmore East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21353/kilmore-east/topic/demographics-identity