7,513 ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6,629
- 2016: 6,951
- 2021: 7,513
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kyneton · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kyneton
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Nearly half of Kyneton residents are married, reflecting a community with a strong focus on established partnerships. With 7,513 people, it is one of the largest areas of its kind in the region, though its population is notably older than the national average.
7,513
▲ +13.3%
- 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 Kyneton — higher than 87% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 47, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
47 yrs ▲ +9.3%
Older than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 47 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
A quarter of the population is aged 65 and over, a figure well above the Victorian average. This contributes to an older age structure, where adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group at 28.2%.
25.1% ▲ +27.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 25.1%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
16.8% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.2%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kyneton splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (25%), with Young adults (25–44) at 21%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are more common here than in most other areas, at 14.8%. Meanwhile, 0.8% of the population is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state average.
0.8% ▲ +194.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
14.8% ▲ +47.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kyneton, the largest group is Married at 47%, followed by Never married (33%) and Divorced (10%).
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 Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21414/kyneton/topic/demographics-identity