1,808 ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,654
- 2016: 1,769
- 2021: 1,808
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kensington · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kensington
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
A noticeably older population defines Kensington, where the typical resident is 43. While the area is larger than about 79% of similar places, it is shaped by a high proportion of seniors and very few children.
1,808
▲ +9.3%
- 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 Kensington — higher than 77% of areas.
| Kensington | 1,808 |
|---|---|
| 5068, SA | 12,648 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical person living here is 43, making the area a little older than the South Australian average and noticeably older than the national figure of 38.
43 yrs ▲ +4.9%
Younger than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41 yrs
- 2016: 42 yrs
- 2021: 43 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 24.4% of the population, which is well above the national figure of 17.2%. This helps explain why the area has far fewer children under 15 than most other places.
24.4% ▲ +28.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
13.2% ▲ +21.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kensington splits fairly evenly between Young adults (25–44) (28%) and Seniors (65+) (24%), with Older adults (45–64) at 24%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Only 0.5% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is a little below the state and national figures. In terms of relationships, 10.3% of people are in a de facto partnership, slightly lower than the national average.
0.5% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
10.3% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kensington, the largest group is Never married at 42%, followed by Married (35%) and Divorced (14%).
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 Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40677/kensington/topic/demographics-identity