116 —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 124
- 2021: 116
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kyneton South · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kyneton South
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A typical resident in Kyneton South is 53, making the area far older than the national figure of 38. This sparsely populated place has a small community of 116 people. The population is heavily weighted towards older adults and seniors, with very few children living here.
116
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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 Kyneton South — lower than 56% of areas.
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical age of 53 is much higher than in most similar areas. This makes Kyneton South far older than both Victoria and Australia, where the typical age is 38.
53 yrs —
Older than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46 yrs
- 2021: 53 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Seniors aged 65 and over make up 25% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This explains why children under 15 are so rare here, accounting for only 6% of residents.
25.0% —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
6.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kyneton South, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 41%, followed by Seniors (65+) (27%) and Young adults (25–44) (14%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
People in de facto relationships make up 17% of the population, which is well above the 11.5% national average. Meanwhile, there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander residents, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.2%.
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.
17.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kyneton South, Married is the majority at 53%; Never married is next at 30%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Kyneton South
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kyneton South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21415/kyneton-south/topic/demographics-identity