Kooreh · Suburb / Locality

Demographics & Identity in Kooreh

Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.

A strikingly high proportion of children and seniors live in Kooreh compared to the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area has a typical resident aged 43, which is noticeably older than the national figure of 38.

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Where Kooreh sits — Total population

29
  • 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 Kooreh — lower than 82% of areas.

Total population compared with the state and national average
Kooreh29
3477, VIC 817
Victoria 6,503,491
Australia 25,422,788

Population

How many people, and the typical age.

Only 29 people live here, making it smaller than about 81% of similar areas. The typical resident is 43, which is 5 years older than the average person in Victoria or Australia.

29

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 31
  • 2021: 29

The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.

43 yrs

Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 43 yrs
  • 2021: 43 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 27.6% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over are also well represented at 24.1%, significantly higher than the 17.2% seen across Australia.

24.1%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 16.1%
  • 2021: 24.1%

Share of the population aged 65 years and over.

27.6%

Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.8%
  • 2021: 27.6%

Share of the population aged under 15 years.

Age structure

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In Kooreh, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).

Identity & relationships

First Nations identity and marital status.

People in de facto relationships make up 20.0% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national average. No one in the area identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a figure well below the national rate of 3.2%.

Marital status

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In Kooreh, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (21%).

Age & sex structure

  • 85+: 85+: 0 males; 85+: 0 females
  • 80–84: 80–84: 0 males; 80–84: 0 females
  • 75–79: 75–79: 0 males; 75–79: 0 females
  • 70–74: 70–74: 0 males; 70–74: 0 females
  • 65–69: 65–69: 3 males; 65–69: 0 females
  • 60–64: 60–64: 0 males; 60–64: 0 females
  • 55–59: 55–59: 0 males; 55–59: 5 females
  • 50–54: 50–54: 0 males; 50–54: 0 females
  • 45–49: 45–49: 0 males; 45–49: 0 females
  • 40–44: 40–44: 0 males; 40–44: 0 females
  • 35–39: 35–39: 0 males; 35–39: 0 females
  • 30–34: 30–34: 0 males; 30–34: 3 females
  • 25–29: 25–29: 0 males; 25–29: 0 females
  • 20–24: 20–24: 0 males; 20–24: 0 females
  • 15–19: 15–19: 0 males; 15–19: 0 females
  • 10–14: 10–14: 0 males; 10–14: 0 females
  • 5–9: 5–9: 0 males; 5–9: 0 females
  • 0–4: 0–4: 0 males; 0–4: 0 females

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 Kooreh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21387/kooreh/topic/demographics-identity