1,443 ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1,199
- 2016: 1,210
- 2021: 1,443
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kent Town · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kent Town
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Over half of the people in Kent Town have never been married, reflecting a young and modern population. The typical resident is 36, which is noticeably younger than the South Australian average. This area is larger than about 78% of similar places, with a demographic profile skewed heavily toward working-age adults.
1,443
▲ +20.4%
- 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 Kent Town — higher than 75% of areas.
| Kent Town | 1,443 |
|---|---|
| 5067, SA | 10,773 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
The typical resident is 36, making Kent Town a little younger than the national figure and noticeably younger than South Australia.
36 yrs ▲ +16.1%
Younger than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31 yrs
- 2016: 34 yrs
- 2021: 36 yrs
Half the population is older than this age, and half younger.
Age profile
How the population splits across age groups.
Young adults aged 25 to 44 make up 34.4% of the population. This helps explain why children under 15 are far below the national average at just 8.2%.
15.9% ▲ +49.8%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
8.2% ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →In Kent Town, the largest group is Young adults (25–44) at 35%, followed by Older adults (45–64) (23%) and Youth (15–24) (18%).
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
Couples in de facto relationships make up 16.3% of the population, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people make up 1.0%, a little below the state and national rates.
1.0% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
16.3% ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kent Town, Never married is the majority at 53%; Married is next at 28%.
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 Kent Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40680/kent-town/topic/demographics-identity