134 —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 109
- 2021: 134
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kotta · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kotta
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A high percentage of children under 15 defines Kotta, where 23.1% of the population are kids. This small community of 134 people is noticeably older than the national average, with a typical resident aged 42.
134
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- 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 Kotta — lower than 54% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 42, making the area noticeably older than both Victoria and Australia, where the usual age is 38.
42 yrs —
Younger than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43 yrs
- 2021: 42 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Kotta has a very high proportion of children under 15 at 23.1%, which is well above the national figure of 18.2%. Seniors aged 65 and over make up 15.7% of the population, a little below the state and national averages.
15.7% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
23.1% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kotta, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 30%, followed by Children (0–14) (22%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 18.4%, which is well above the 11.5% national figure. No residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a rate well below the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
18.4% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →Kotta splits fairly evenly between Married (43%) and Never married (42%), with Divorced at 6%.
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 Kotta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21402/kotta/topic/demographics-identity