3,460 ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,362
- 2016: 3,780
- 2021: 3,460
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kingsbury · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kingsbury
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kingsbury is just 34, making the area noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This youthful trend is driven by a large population of young adults, who make up 37.1% of the community.
3,460
▲ +2.9%
- 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 Kingsbury — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
With 3,460 residents, Kingsbury is larger than about 86% of similar areas. The population is markedly younger than the Australian average, with a typical age four years lower than the national figure.
34 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32 yrs
- 2016: 31 yrs
- 2021: 34 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 only 12.9% of the population, which is well below the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also less common here than in most other areas, sitting at 15.7%.
15.7% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.7%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.9% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kingsbury, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 37%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (16%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Nearly half of the residents (47.1%) have never been married, while those in de facto relationships are a little less common here than across Victoria. About 1.4% of the population identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
1.4% ▲ +56.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.6% ▲ +68.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kingsbury, the largest group is Never married at 47%, followed by Married (39%) and Divorced (6%).
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 Kingsbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21363/kingsbury/topic/demographics-identity