842 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 803
- 2016: 817
- 2021: 842
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kooyong · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kooyong
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
More than half of the 842 people in Kooyong are married, making it a community with a strong proportion of couples. The area is noticeably older than the state and national figures, with a typical resident aged 44.
842
▲ +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 Kooyong — higher than 72% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The population totals 842 people, which is larger than about 73% of similar areas. Residents here are typically 44 years old, making them noticeably older than the Victorian and Australian average of 38.
44 yrs ▲ +7.3%
Younger than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 44 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Kooyong has a higher number of seniors than most areas, with 24.5% aged 65 and over, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This is consistent with the area having far fewer children under 15 (14.8%) compared to the rest of the country.
24.5% ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
14.8% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kooyong splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (25%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Young adults (25–44) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 9.5% of residents are in a de facto relationship, which is a little below the national figure. There are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a rate well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
9.5% ▲ +106.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kooyong, the largest group is Married at 50%, followed by Never married (33%) and Widowed (7%).
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 Kooyong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21393/kooyong/topic/demographics-identity