1,962 ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2,034
- 2016: 1,826
- 2021: 1,962
The number of people who usually live in the area, counted on Census night.
Kingscote · Suburb / Locality
Demographics & Identity in Kingscote
Who lives here — how many people, how old they are, and how communities identify.
Married couples make up the largest group in Kingscote, where 45.7% of residents are wed. This is a notably older community, with the typical resident aged 51, which is far older than the national figure of 38.
1,962
▼ -3.5%
- 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 Kingscote — higher than 78% of areas.
| Kingscote | 1,962 |
|---|---|
| 5223, SA | 3,734 |
| South Australia | 1,781,516 |
| Australia | 25,422,788 |
Population
How many people, and the typical age.
Kingscote has a population of 1,962 people, making it larger than about 80% of similar areas. The typical resident is 51 years old, which is far older than the South Australian average of 41.
51 yrs ▲ +6.3%
Older than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48 yrs
- 2016: 51 yrs
- 2021: 51 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 29% of the population, a figure far above the national average of 17.2%. This shift toward an older demographic is reflected in the low number of children, who make up only 15% of the area.
29.0% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of the population aged 65 years and over.
15.0% ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of the population aged under 15 years.
Age structure
View on map →Kingscote splits fairly evenly between Seniors (65+) (29%) and Older adults (45–64) (28%), with Young adults (25–44) at 20%.
Identity & relationships
First Nations identity and marital status.
De facto relationships are much more common here than in most areas, at 15.8% compared to 11.5% nationally. About 1.7% of residents identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, which is about the same as the state figure.
1.7% ▲ +31.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
15.8% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in a de facto marriage (registered marriages excluded).
Marital status
View on map →In Kingscote, the largest group is Married at 45%, followed by Never married (32%) and Divorced (12%).
Age & sex structure
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Demographics & Identity in Kingscote [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40697/kingscote/topic/demographics-identity