168 ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 173
- 2016: 160
- 2021: 168
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Knowsley · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Knowsley
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A population of 168 people now lives in Knowsley, where residents are far older than the national average. The typical person here is 47, which is nine years older than the typical Australian.
168
▼ -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 Knowsley — higher than 50% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Knowsley is larger than about 52% of similar areas, with a typical resident aged 47. This is far older than both the state and national figures of 38 years.
47 yrs ▼ -6.0%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50 yrs
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the biggest group at 42.9%. Children under 15 account for 19.6% of the population, which is a little above the 18.2% national figure.
17.9% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
19.6% ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 24.4%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Knowsley, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Children (0–14) (19%) and Seniors (65+) (17%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the national figure of 3.2%. Around 39% of residents are married, while 12.9% are in a de facto relationship.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.9% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Knowsley splits fairly evenly between Married (38%) and Never married (35%), with Divorced at 17%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Knowsley
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Knowsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21373/knowsley/topic/demographics-identity