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.
Kooreh · Suburb / Locality
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.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kooreh — lower than 82% of areas.
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.
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
43 yrs —
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
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.
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
27.6% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
In Kooreh, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 37%, followed by Children (0–14) (23%) and Young adults (25–44) (20%).
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%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
20.0% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
In Kooreh, the largest group is Married at 43%, followed by Never married (36%) and Divorced (21%).
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