1,305 ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,066
- 2016: 1,166
- 2021: 1,305
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kinglake West · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kinglake West
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More families with children live in Kinglake West than in most similar areas. The population has grown to 1,305 people, and it stands out for having a much higher proportion of children and more couples in de facto relationships than the state average.
1,305
▲ +22.4%
- 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 Kinglake West — higher than 74% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The total population is 1,305, which is larger than about 77% of similar areas. The typical resident is 40, making the area a little older than both Victoria and Australia.
40 yrs ▲ +14.3%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35 yrs
- 2016: 39 yrs
- 2021: 40 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 21.1% of the population, which is well above the Victorian figure of 18.0%. Meanwhile, the proportion of seniors aged 65 and over is 14.3%, which is a little below the national average.
14.3% ▲ +102.4%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
21.1% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kinglake West splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (29%) and Young adults (25–44) (25%), with Children (0–14) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
A much higher share of residents are in de facto relationships compared to most areas, sitting at 15.7%. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.8% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian average.
1.8% ▲ +226.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.7% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kinglake West, Married is the majority at 51%; Never married is next at 34%.
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 Kinglake West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21360/kinglake-west/topic/demographics-identity