190 ▼ -40.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 318
- 2016: 177
- 2021: 190
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kingston · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kingston
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of the 190 people living in Kingston are married, making it a community shaped by established couples. It is a far older area than the national average, with a typical resident aged 56. This older profile is reflected in the high number of seniors and very few children.
190
▼ -40.3%
- 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 Kingston — higher than 52% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 56, which is far older than the typical Victorian or Australian aged 38. The total population is 190 people.
56 yrs ▲ +19.1%
Older than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 56 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 29.5% of the population, far above the 17.2% national figure. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 12.1%.
29.5% ▲ +77.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.1% ▼ -28.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kingston splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (34%) and Seniors (65+) (31%), with Young adults (25–44) at 17%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.8% compared to 11.5% across Australia. About 1.6% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
1.6% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.8% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kingston, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (31%) and Divorced (12%).
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 Kingston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21364/kingston/topic/demographics-identity