306 ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 433
- 2016: 326
- 2021: 306
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kerry · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kerry
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Older adults aged 45 to 64 make up the largest group in Kerry, where 35.9% of the 306 residents fall into this bracket. The area is far older than the national figure, with a typical resident aged 49. This creates a mature community with fewer children than usual.
306
▼ -29.3%
- 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 Kerry — higher than 59% of areas.
| Kerry | 306 |
|---|---|
| 4285, QLD | 21,763 |
| Queensland | 5,156,138 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 49, which is far older than the Queensland and Australian figures of 38. With 306 people, Kerry is larger than about 61% of similar areas.
49 yrs ▲ +11.4%
Older than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44 yrs
- 2016: 45 yrs
- 2021: 49 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 15.7% of the population, which is well below the state and national figures. Meanwhile, seniors aged 65 and over account for 17.6%, a figure about the same as the rest of the country.
17.6% ▲ +61.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.7% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kerry, the largest group is Older adults (45–64) at 36%, followed by Young adults (25–44) (20%) and Seniors (65+) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
About 5.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is much higher than most similar areas. De facto relationships are also common at 17.2%, a figure well above both the state and national levels.
5.2% ▲ —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
17.2% ▲ +206.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kerry, Married is the majority at 57%; Never married is next at 28%.
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Kerry
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kerry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31516/kerry/topic/demographics-identity