9,675 ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8,483
- 2016: 8,960
- 2021: 9,675
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kenmore · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kenmore
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Families with children are very common in Kenmore, which helps explain why the area has such a high number of young people. The community has grown into one of the largest in its category, with a total population of 9,675 people.
9,675
▲ +14.1%
- 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 Kenmore — higher than 87% of areas.
| Kenmore | 9,675 |
|---|---|
| 4069, QLD | 35,527 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 40 years old, which is a little older than the national figure of 38.
40 yrs ▲ +2.6%
Younger than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39 yrs
- 2016: 40 yrs
- 2021: 40 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Children under 15 make up 22% of the population, a figure well above the 18.2% national average. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 16.8%, which is about the same as the figures for Queensland and Australia.
16.8% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
22.0% ▲ +10.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kenmore splits fairly evenly between Older adults (45–64) (26%) and Young adults (25–44) (23%), with Children (0–14) at 22%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Married couples are the most common pairing at 56.4%, while those in de facto relationships are at 8.1%, which is well below the national figure of 11.5%. Only 0.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is well below the Queensland average.
0.7% ▲ +90.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
8.1% ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kenmore, Married is the majority at 56%; Never married is next at 29%.
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 Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31504/kenmore/topic/demographics-identity