366 ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 385
- 2016: 404
- 2021: 366
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Koonwarra · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Koonwarra
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Far older residents than most similar areas define Koonwarra, where the typical person is 53. This small community of 366 people is significantly older than both the state and national averages.
366
▼ -4.9%
- 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 Koonwarra — higher than 61% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident here is 53, which is far older than the national figure of 38. This makes Koonwarra much older than most similar areas.
53 yrs ▲ +20.5%
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 53 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 21% of the population, well above the Victorian figure of 16.8%. This helps explain why children under 15 are well below the national average at just 12.6%.
21.0% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 21.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
12.6% ▼ -46.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Koonwarra, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 42%, followed by Seniors (65+) (22%) and Children (0–14) (13%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
No Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people live here, which is well below the Australian average. Over half the population is married, while 12.5% are in de facto relationships.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
12.5% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Koonwarra, Married is the majority at 52%; Never married is next at 27%.
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 Koonwarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21386/koonwarra/topic/demographics-identity