4,047 ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3,079
- 2016: 3,579
- 2021: 4,047
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koo Wee Rup · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Koo Wee Rup
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A younger population has become the defining feature of Koo Wee Rup since 2011. With a typical resident now aged just 34, the area is noticeably younger than both the state and national figures. This shift is driven by a high number of children and young adults moving into the community.
4,047
▲ +31.4%
- 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 Koo Wee Rup — higher than 86% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Koo Wee Rup has a total population of 4,047, making it larger than about 88% of similar areas. The typical resident is 34, which is four years younger than the typical person in Victoria or Australia.
34 yrs ▼ -5.6%
Younger than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36 yrs
- 2016: 35 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 22.7% of the population, a figure well above the national average. This helps explain the younger age profile, while seniors aged 65 and over are slightly less common here than across the state.
15.7% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.7% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Koo Wee Rup, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 28%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Older adults (45–64) (22%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 16.5%. People identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander make up 1.6% of the population, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
1.6% ▲ +139.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.5% ▲ +37.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Koo Wee Rup, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (37%) and Divorced (9%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Koo Wee Rup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21380/koo-wee-rup/topic/demographics-identity